Integrated Clinical Clerkship in Emergency Medicine AY 2021- 2022

In emergency medicine there are injuries and illnesses that are very time sensitive and require immediate attention. Some of these things include doing CPR, stopping bleeds, etc. In many cases, if these are not addressed immediately, the patient can deteriorate quickly or even die. It is important that patients get proper and adequate pre-hospital care to prevent this from happening and to decrease the patients that are dead on arrival. Pre-hospital care can also improve access to health care as there are injuries and illnesses that can be solved without a hospital, such as solving dehydration with ORS, providing proper nutrition, and CPR if there is someone that knows BSL. This is seen in the case of John Llyod he had dehydration. His condition could have been improved with pre-hospital care. For people that live in areas with no nearby hospitals, pre-hospital care can be a solution or temporary solution to their problems for while they are on the way to the hospital. Like the other parts of emergency medicine, pre-hospital care can be the difference between life and death.