Survey of the current state of emergency care in Chennai, India

WJEM RECENT ARTICLE ON Survey of the current state of emergency care in Chennai, India

AUTHORS:
Jay Khadpe, Tausif Thangalvadi, Parivalavan Rajavelu, Richard Sinert
Kings County Hospital Center / SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Jay Khadpe, Richard Sinert);Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai, India (Tausif Thangalvadi, Parivalavan Rajavelu)

Corresponding Author: Jay Khadpe, Email: khadpe@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT:

On July 21, 2009, the Medical Council of India officially recognized the specialty of emergency medicine in India. The city of Chennai with over six and a half million people is the fourth largest on the subcontinent and has already been a prominent city of interest in the specialty's development. However, there is no standardization of the resources found in the city's emergency departments. This study was to survey the equipment, training, and certification of Chennai area emergency departments and their staff.

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