First response, resuscitation (revival) and treatment of emergency diseases are carried out on any kind of adult patient in the Emergency Department. Emergency Department is where the first response and treatment of many emergency cases such as heart attack, high fever, stomach aches, gastric bleeding, seizure (paralysis), incisions, fractures, traffic accidents, falls, cardiac arrests, pounding, poisoning, suicide attempts, etc. are done. Many tests such as computed tomography (CAT scan), ultrasonography and blood tests can be made at our hospital on a 24-hour basis.
The steps followed by a patient to receive examination in emergency department are described below. While patients who are 18 years old and above are treated in Adult Emergency Department, patients who are 17 years old and below are treated in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Hacettepe İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital. In cases of major emergency, patients who are 17 years old and below are also given first response in Adult emergency Department and then transferred to the Children’s Hospital.
Last updated: 30 June 2014