Emergency medicine

This page provides useful information on the nature of the work, the common procedures/interventions, sub-specialties and other roles that may interest you. Download transcript [1] Associate Specialist in Emergency Medicine, Dr Meng Aw Yong talks about his working life as part of the team at Hillingdon Hospital Accident and Emergency Department. He gives his personal insight into a career in Emergency Medicine and is clearly passionate about the work. (This video lasts 3 mins) Nature of the work They see patients of all age groups with a full spectrum of undifferentiated physical and behavioural disorders. They treat conditions such as: loss of consciousness, eg from an injury to the head, drug poisoning, an epileptic fit severe bleeding damage to the brain or other major organs, due to trauma cardiac arrest [2] (when the pumping action of the heart stops) breathing difficulties broken bones mental health problems, eg self-harm patients