If you are brought in by ambulance, it does not always mean that you can go directly to a treating room.
This means your child will be examined fully, even if your child only has a broken arm or bowel complaints. Upon arrival, children will in general get priority, unless a direct emergency will come in.Īll children in the Emergency Department will be examined according to a national protocol. If you need to stay at the hospital, you will be admitted to one of the wards. The doctor will write a letter for your general practioner, so he/she is informed about you visit to our Emergency Department. If this is not possible for some reason, wou will receive a phone number of the specific outpatient clinic you need to be. The employee at the reception desk of the Emergency Department will usually make the appointment. In most of the cases you will have to come back for a check-up. Luckily most of the patients can go home after a attaining the Emergency Department. When you visit the Emergency Department it is possible that you will receive a vaccination for Tetanus. In consultation with other medical specialists they can decide whether or not you will be admitted to the hospital for surgery or further examination or treatment. Then it will depend on your medical problem and test results what kind of treatment will be necessary (medication, stitching a wound, plaster cast). Of course we will do anything to make your stay as short and pleasant as possible.
Please be aware that you have to stay at the Emergency Department for some time. Sometimes the doctor will ask advice from a medical specialist, like a neurologist. These examinations and the obtaining of the results take time.
Measuring blood pressure, temperature, pulse, etc.Examination and treatmentĪfter a first general check by a nurse or doctor, you will be told what kind of additional tests or treatment are possibly necessary. Follow the yellow signs with black arrows. You can then park at the taxi rank near the dialysis department to the left of the hospital's main entrance (distance to the ED/GP Medical Post: 80 meters). Drive out of the parking lot with your entry card is possible within 15 minutes. If the parking lot is full, we recommend that the patient leaves the car before the entrance door of the ED/GP Medical Post. The number of parking spaces during the renovation is reduced. Other people who will park there will be charged a fee of € 15,. The parking lot near the Emergency Department is for patients only. If you experience problems during waiting, like for example heavy pain, you can report yourself at the desk. Therefor it is possible that people how came in later, will be helped sooner. It is also possible that some of the patients will be seen by different doctors. The examination and the waiting for test results, can lead to longer waiting times. In a Emergency Department there is always chance that several people will come in at the same time, therefore it is possible that you have to wait a little longer. There is the possibility that a doctor in training will examine you. There is a chance you will have to wait in the waiting room a little longer. The nurse will call you as soon as possible for a first conversation, she will check what the medical problem is. When you arrive at the Emergency Department you report yourself at the reception desk and you can take a seat in the waiting room. Phone Number: 7 67 00 At the Emergency Department The Emergency Department can be contacted 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. If you did not visit your general practioner first, there is a possibility that the specialist will refer you back to your general practioner. when your general practioner refers you to the Emergency Department.when you become unwell or if you are injured and you need to go to the hospital immediately (by ambulance).The Emergency Department of Maastricht UMC+ is for people who need immediate medical care. Outpatient Clinic for Internal Disorders.
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