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emergency care

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emergency care,
a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as providing life-saving measures in life-threatening situations. See also Nursing Interventions Classification.

emergency
a sudden and unexpected occurrence which requires urgent attention. Most veterinary practice is based on the need to take care of animal emergencies in medicine, surgery and reproduction. See also veterinary emergency service.

emergency care
delivery of urgent treatment to an animal, either as a temporary measure until full investigation and treatment is practical, or as a life-saving measure. See also critical care.
emergency slaughter
a desirable procedure if animals are to be dealt with humanely and farmers protected against avoidable financial loss. Sheep and cattle burned in bush fires are a case in point. Emergency slaughter of animals with unspecified illness is a common source of food poisoning unless the animals are submitted to rigorous meat inspection.

emergency care
Medical or other health treatment, services, products or accomodations provided to an injured or ill person for a sudden onset of a medical condition of such nature that failure to render immediate care would reasonably result in deterioration of the injured person's medical condition


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Emergency care has its first nurse practitioner (NP) with the accreditation of Michael Geraghty (right) from Auckland City Hospital's emergency department (ED).
To facilitate this process a standardised Generic Emergency Care Patient Record (GECPR) has been developed.
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