Another winter is upon us. We look towards this weather with hope to have more indoor fun and avoid getting sick. Weather change is at time that seems to bring a lot of sickness and people have all sorts of health related problems. Today we will discuss the issue of winter and how to avoid […]
While travelling inside Pakistan, this question used to be on my mind that what if we have medical emergency how are we going to get help. Although majority of bigger towns and cities have hospitals but where and with which capabilities. It may seen to be no significant issue unless you are in that situation […]
I am writing on Rabies yet again. This time I am sharing a new initiative that we have taken and it is worth mentioning. Rabies is such an important issue that it needs to be talked over and over again. Plenty of people like to do plenty of things to prevent rabies, still our efforts […]
We are going through the month of Fasting and due to the warm weather it is sometimes not easy to fast. From a religious standpoint, it is one of the great ways to cleanse ourselves of the worldly desires and ills, but at times we pause and think about the scientific or the physical aspects […]
Every day significant number of patients present to emergency department complaining about pain. Pain at times is a complain in itself and other times is part of another issue that needs to be identified. It is utmost important to address pain in patients as soon as possible. Improving or addressing patient pain complaints, dramatically improves the […]
With the elections renewed hopes are pinned to the old and ongoing problems that are shelved for a long time and never made it to top priorities of our government officials.Pre hospital care and its liaison with the emergency department is one of the issues that have never brought to lime light. We don’t see […]
As emergency physician we deal with time sensitive issues where a lot depends upon our skills to think and act in quick fashion. We develop same skills to act in a defined way so we are able to provide good quality care which is all encompassing and timely. We also are concerned regarding patient’s length […]
Life saving drugs are those medicines that are mostly utilized in emergency situations. These drugs are utilized in emergency rooms, intensive care units and operating rooms. These drugs are utilized in conditions where time is the essence and multiple systems of the body are not functioning properly. Heart rhythm may be disturbed or the blood […]
I was not able to rest that night. Although I was not oncall and was off from work. That sunday I got a call from my colleague that put chills in my spine. Let me start the story from the beginning. Twenty eight year old married female with a two year old child was chased […]
This month Shifa is arranging a masterclass in Emergency Medicine. Being part of Shifa team, I am one of the organizers of this masterclass. The idea of masterclass evolved few months ago when concerned physicians of Shifa got together and decided to hold such meetings for the general practitioners and young Physicians, and to brush […]
