Accident and Emergency Department
Broadly speaking, Emergency services in Government Hospital works under the aegis of department of Accident & Emergency with an identified post of Chief of the casualty Medical Officer (CCMO) as per hospital Manual.The Accident & Emergency services are available round the clock with Junior Resident Casualty to help Casualty Medical Officer in shift duties assigned to Casualty Medical Officer as well as Junior Resident (Casualty) by CCMO (A & E). Specialist Doctors in the concerned specialities are also available on call as and when required in Casualty. Senior Resident (SR) of different specialities from specialist cadre are also available round the clock to give logistic support to casualty Medical Officer.Needless to say, the emergency operation theatre is functional round the clock for poly trauma cases, abdominal emergencies & Medico legal cases. In event of arrival of serious cases in A & E Department treatment / Management gets priority over paper work like registration and Medico legal formalities in the light of apex court direction. However, the ultimate decision rests with the treating doctors from the specialist side/ Casualty Medical Officer for non medical-legal and medico legal cases respectively.
