Our Accident and Trauma Care unit (Casualty) Department has the best facilities providing Emergency Medical Services in Kakkanad Area.
It is fully equipped with state-of-the-art life saving equipment conforming to international standards. Among the most important is our latest Cardiac and Whole Body Multi Detector CT Scan (available only in 1 or 2 hospitals in the area so far). This machine enables us to tackle any form of emergency and is able to accurately detect multiple injuries/illness in just a few minutes. Be it a case of trauma related accident, severe burn injuries, snake bite poisoning, cardiac emergencies, stroke or any other medical emergencies, we are ready on a 24 x 7 basis to help you.
Our easy accessibility on the seaport - airport road and a top level of multi-disciplinary support from the hospital makes our Casualty Department, the first line of defence in handling all cases of public health emergencies in the region. Our dedicated emergency team is constituted of ATLS-trained paramedics and a panel of eminent doctors spanning varied specialties like Trauma surgery, Orthopedics, Maxillofacial surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, gynaec surgery and cardiac surgeries.
Our emergency team is exceptionally competent in tackling all types of emergencies and is functional 24×7. Ambulances with the very latest Cardiac Monitors, Ventilators and Defibrillators are available round-the-clock. State of the art fully functional operation theater attached to the Trauma Care Unit to attend to emergencies requiring immediate surgical intervention.
Once the patient is given the required primary care and is stabilized, he/she is evaluated for the nature and severity of illness/injury and is then referred to the appropriate department or specialty for further treatment.