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What is a medical emergency?

  1. A medical emergency is an injury or illness that is acute and poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health.

  2. Examples are:

    • Abdominal or pelvic pain

    • Altered level of consciousness

    • Chest pain

    • Coma

    • Confusion

    • Asthma attac

    • Vomiting of blood

    • Jaundice

    • Seizure

    • Testicular pain

    • Vaginal bleeding

 

Related Information
  1. A medical emergency is an injury or illness that is acute and poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health.

Examples:

  • Abdominal or pelvic pain
  • Altered level of consciousness
  • Chest pain
  • Coma
  • Confusion
  • Asthma attac
  • Vomiting of blood
  • Jaundice
  • Seizure
  • Testicular pain
  • Vaginal bleeding