The integration of technology into the healthcare sector has significantly improved the functioning of hospitals and emergency services. Modern medical devices allow for faster and more accurate diagnosis of diseases, while emergency situations can be monitored remotely thanks to telemedicine applications. In addition, electronic health record systems provide quick access to patients’ medical history, helping to provide more effective interventions in emergency situations.
What is the red zone in hospital emergency rooms?
In terms of what the red zone means, we can say that it is the area where patients with the most urgent health problems are first treated. The red zone is where the patients with the highest level of urgency are in the hospital emergency room. In this system, the red zone is the section reserved for patients with the most urgent health problems. Red zone diseases can be as follows:
- Heart attack
- Celebral hemorrhage
- Traumatic injuries (head trauma, chest trauma, abdominal trauma, etc.)
- Severe respiratory failure
- Heavy bleeding
- Shock
- Loss of consciousness
- Convulsion (epilepsy)
- Diabetic coma
What to do in the red zone?
Red zone patients are the patients who require the most urgent intervention in the emergency department. Therefore, there is no waiting period in the red zone section of the hospital and patients are examined and treated as a priority. The red zone examination is performed as follows:
- Patients arriving by ambulance or by their own means to the emergency room are placed in the red zone.
- The patient is first examined by the nurse and doctor and vital functions (heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure) are checked.
- The patient’s consciousness, orientation and general condition are evaluated.
- If the patient’s vital functions are outside normal limits, the necessary interventions are made to stabilize the patient.
- Procedures such as oxygen therapy, opening vascular access, cardiac massage, and defibrillation may be applied.
- The patient’s medical history and complaints are listened to.
- A physical examination is performed.
- Necessary tests are requested (blood test, X-ray, ECG, CT scan, etc.).
- A diagnosis is made and an emergency treatment plan is created.
- Drug treatment is started according to the diagnosis.
- If necessary, surgical intervention may be performed.
- May be transferred to intensive care.
- The patient’s condition is closely monitored and necessary interventions are continued.
- Once the patient’s condition stabilizes, his/her treatment is continued or he/she is discharged.