Can Emergency Medicine Become Redundant?

Volume 1 - Issue 4

Andrew Hague*

Received: May 25, 2019;   Published:June 10, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/GJAPM.2018.01.000119

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Abstract

So long as there are emergencies, we shall need emergency doctors. Is it unrealistic to believe that we can plan our lives so that emergencies never happen? Utopia is dreamland, it is said, but nevertheless, without such visions we have no sense of direction. If the unexpected can be anticipated and avoided then pain, suffering and disruption is minimized.

Injury and illness: Injury and illness are the two medical problems. Injury can be sudden and requires emergency treatment. Illness is incremental and treated progressively.

Abstract| Doctors are Role Models| Causes of Injury| Consequences| Carelessness| Recklessness| Aggression| Misfortune| Psychology| Trauma Infection| Conclusion| References|