Emergency medicine — is a speciality of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a… … Wikipedia
Emergency (NGO) — Emergency is a humanitarian NGO that provides emergency medical treatment to civilian victims of war, especially in relation to landmines. It was founded by war surgeon Gino Strada in 1994 in Milan (Italy).Gino Strada and the other founders of… … Wikipedia
Surgical Care Affiliates — Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC Type Private Founded 2007 Headquarters Birmingham, Alabama, USA … Wikipedia
Surgical oncology — is the branch of surgery which focuses on the surgical management of cancer. The specialty of surgical oncology has evolved in steps similar to medical oncology, which grew out of hematology, and radiation oncology, which grew out of radiology.… … Wikipedia
Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% … Wikipedia
Emergency nursing — is a nursing specialty in which nurses care for patients in the emergency or critical phase of their illness or injury. While this is common to many nursing specialties, the key difference is that an emergency nurse is skilled at dealing with… … Wikipedia
Surgical tourniquet — Surgical tourniquets prevent blood flow to a limb and enable surgeons to work in a bloodless operative field. This allows surgical procedures to be performed with improved precision, safety and speed. Tourniquets are widely used in orthopedic and … Wikipedia
Surgical technologist — A surgical technologist, also called scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating room technician , is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care in some countries. They possess knowledge and skills in… … Wikipedia
Emergency medical services — A road ambulance of the South Western Ambulance Service in England … Wikipedia
Surgical suture — For other uses, see Suture (disambiguation). Surgical suture on needle holder. Packaging shown above. Surgical suture is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. It generally consists of a needle with an… … Wikipedia
