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Our ServicesEmergency Room
If you have questions about emergency services at Bay Area Medical Center, please call: 715.735.4200, ext. 4103 or toll free at 1.888.788.2070. The department of emergency medicine runs a continuous service to attend to the emergency needs of those in northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The physicians, nurses and technicians are specially trained to handle emergency and urgent cases. ACLS Certified StaffAdvanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is a detailed medical protocol for the provision of lifesaving cardiac care in settings ranging from the pre-hospital environment to the hospital setting. Extensive medical knowledge and rigorous hands-on training and practice are required to master ACLS. Only qualified health care providers (doctors, nurses and emergency medical responders) can provide ACLS. Lay persons, however, can master basic life support (BLS) techniques after a short course. In cardiac arrest, immediate BLS by a lay person before the arrival of ACLS personnel and equipment is perhaps the most important step in successful resuscitation. This is especially true now that the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in out-of-hospital settings has become part of BLS. ACLS is an extension of BLS. It often starts with analyzing patient’s heart rhythms with a professional defibrillator/pacemaker. In contrast to an AED in BLS, with the machine deciding when and how to shock a patient, the ACLS team leader makes those decisions based on rhythms on the monitor and patient’s vital signs. The next steps in ACLS are insertion of intravenous (IV) lines and placement of various airway devices. Commonly used ACLS drugs, such as epinephrine and atropine (steroids), are then administered. At this time, the ACLS personnel quickly search for possible causes of cardiac arrest (e.g., a heart attack, drug overdose or trauma). Based on their diagnosis, more specific treatments are given. These treatments may be medical, such as IV injection of an antidote for drug overdose, or surgical, such as insertion of a chest tube for those with tension pneumothoraces or hemothoraces. While these ACLS steps are being carried out, it is crucial to continue chest compression with minimal interruptions. This point is emphasized repeately in the new ACLS guidelines. Fast TrackBecause the medical needs of young children do not conveniently adhere to a 9 to 5 schedule, BAMC has established an after-hours Fast Track program to complement its 24-hour, year round emergency services. Fast Track treats sprains, sore throats, earaches, bumps and bruises during those times when your family doctor may not be available. Fast Track is open weekdays from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m., and weekends and holidays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Patients are treated according to medical urgency, and most Fast Track patients are on their way in less than an hour. The Fast Track service is not intended as a replacement for your family doctor. If you have questions about the Fast Track program or emergency services at Bay Area Medical Center please call: 715.735.4200, ext. 4110 or toll free at 1.888.788.2070. Contact informationBay Area Medical Center |
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