The Accident & Emergency Unit is fully equipped with specially trained personnel to facilitate a 24 hour medical service. Resident Medical Officers with trained support teams will always be at hand to attend to your needs, at all times. Our Resident Specialist Consultants will be available on-call if further medical advice is required.
Triage Policy
The A&E department observes the Triage Policy, the first stage of which activates on your arrival at the emergency room which includes assessment by the hospital triage nurse. This nurse will evaluate the patient’s condition, as well as any changes, and will determine their priority for admission to the Emergency Room and also for treatment. Patients will be attended based on the severity and urgency of treatment.
Green Zone Indications
- Diabetes Mellitus – Follow Up
- Hypertension – Follow Up
- Minor Trauma
- Closed Fractures of Upper Limbs
- Simple Cuts
- Abscesses
- Mild Asthma
- Minor Allergic Reaction
- Foreign Body
- Low Grade Fever
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Giddiness
- Muscular or Joints Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Lumps and Swelling
- Burns < 15% Body Surface Area
- Headache
Yellow Zone Indications
- Poorly Controlled Hypertension
- Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus
- Baby > 3 Months with Fever > 38 ℃
- Allergic Reaction
- Open Fractures of Upper Limbs
- Fractures of Long Bones
- Dislocation of Major Joints
- Stable Spine Fractures
- Eye Injuries
- Burns 15% – 25% Body Surface Area
- Severe Pain – Abdominal Colic, Ureteric Colic, Muscle Cramps
- Acute Urinary Retention
- Diarrhea with Vomiting
- Per Vaginal Bleed
- Per Rectal Bleed
- Moderate Asthma
Red Zone Indications
- Semiconscious / Unconscious Patient
- Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
- Severely Respiratory Distress
- Fitting Patient (Ongoing / Prolonged)
- Severe asthma
- Arrhythmia with Tachycardia / Bradycardia
- Polytrauma / Major Trauma to Spine, Chest and Severe Injuries to Limbs
- Head Injury
- Alleged Poisoning or Drug Overdose
- Hypertension Emergencies : Systolic > 220mmhg or Diastolic 120mmhg
- Hyperglycemia or Hypoglycemia with Altered Conscious Level
- Chest Pain
- Acute Myocardial Infarction / Unstable Angina
- Acute Abdomen
- Burns > 25% Body Surface Area
- Shock States with Low Blood Pressure, Severely Shocked Child / Infant
- Severe Headache
- Baby < 3 Months with Fever > 38 ℃
- Excessively High Temperature > 39 ℃
- Gun Shot / Stab Wounds
Our Resident Medical Officers:-
Dr. Edward Lim Chee Hong
MBBS (UM)
Perak Community Specialist Hospital
Dr. Thilagavathy A/P Ratnam
MBBS (IND)
Perak Community Specialist Hospital
Dr. Lee Kong Hian
MB, BCh, BAO (BELFAST)
Perak Community Specialist Hospital
