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Keep safe this holiday: tips from an emergency centre doctor
Here are some of the most common medical mishaps over the summer holidays and how to avoid them.
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Ambulances and emergencies
Learn more about how an ambulance and response team handle emergencies.
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What to do in an emergency
What you should know about emergencies to make sure you’re prepared for a visit to the emergency centre.
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Emergency centres – what you need to know
It’s normal to panic during an emergency but here’s what you need to know about emergency centres. Kareema Baard, patient administration manager at Mediclinic Vergelegen explains.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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Our world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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What to do in a medical emergency
Hennie Madeley, Pretoria branch manager of ER24, explains what to do in a medical emergency.
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