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Fever Screening Process |
| According to the different levels of demands to triage the patients. The medical staffs can take the first priority to save the patient’s life and give appropriate attentions to the patients. |
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When the patients with fever which are questioned due to contagious disease or infected from the outside of the country. All fever patients will be quarantine and go into the fever screening area for further testing until it is eliminated the possibility of contagious disease. |
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| Physician Examination: Tending Process |
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The physician needs to confirm with the patient, inquire the medical history, and examine the patient according to the professional judgments. The physician will issue the doctor’s orders, check ups, or further examinations to be done. |
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- Suicide cases.
- Protective cases such as family abuse and sexual abuse.
- Handle the patients passed out on the road without names.
- Child abuse cases and so on.
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| Radiology Examinations |
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| All the metal items need to be removed and inform the pregnancy or not. The X-rays result will be completed in 5 to 10 mins. The scan will take about 20 mins to get the result. The physician at emergency room will explain the results to the patient. |
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| Blood Tests |
Consultation with other doctors |
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| For proper course of diagnosis and follow up the doctor’s order, the patients will need to draw 2 to 10 cc of blood for different tests. The result will be completed in 40 to 60 mins. |
If it will require further examinations such as surgery, cardiac cauterization examination, and so on. The attending physician will consult with other doctors for the further diagnosis and examinations. |
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| Stay for observation |
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After course of evaluation from the physician, the patient might need to stay in the hospital for further observation. The nurses will assist the patient to the observation area, monitor the vital signs, and report for any abnormal situations to the attending physician. |
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| Admission to the Hospital |
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| Referral Process |
Discharge and pay the charges |
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Due to the demand of the disease or the family request for the referral to other hospital. |
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The ambulance will take the patient or the medical staffs along. |
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Carry the referral summary and X-rays. |
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Before leaving the emergency room, please hand over the billing at the emergency cashier counter for paying the charges. |
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