Emergency resuscitation

Emergency resuscitation covers situations in which the patient's life is at risk: cardiac arrest, major respiratory distress, shock, coma, multiple trauma or severe hemorrhage. These situations require immediate action, specific equipment and a perfectly coordinated team. The emergency department has a dedicated area equipped for the management of life-threatening conditions: full monitoring, ventilation and intubation equipment, defibrillator, emergency medications and IV fluids. The team of emergency physicians and nurses is trained in resuscitation procedures and works in immediate coordination with the clinic's intensive care physicians. Once the patient's condition has been stabilized, they are transferred to the most appropriate unit: general intensive care, cardiac intensive care or the cardiac care unit, all located in the same building. This continuity avoids any loss of time in critical situations. At Clinique Pasteur Tunis, the chain of survival is thus maintained without interruption, from arrival at the emergency department to intensive care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.