Emergency department

The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department in Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Response: A Review of Triage, Surge Capacity, and Decontamination Strategies

Fahad Mohammmed Aldossari & Hussain Saleh Al Bensaad · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) represent a critical stress test for any healthcare system, positioning the hospital Emergency Department (ED) as the fulcrum of the medical response. This review article provides an exhaustive analysis of the evolving role of the ED in MCI manageme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i101304

Overcrowding in an Emergency Department of a Referral Centre in Nigeria: A Study of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos

Ike, Edith Chinonyelum, Nwonu, Eunice Ifeyinwa, Balogun Mobolanle Rasheedat, Obidike, Obinna Reginald & Molobe, Ikenna Daniel · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: An emergency department (ED) is where acute cases report and require urgent and intensive care. The ED of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos is constantly overcrowded and may be impacting the nursing care that is provided in the unit. Objective: To identify...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37303