Department of Emergency Medicine

KMC , Manipal

Health Sciences

Initiated at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal on 1st January 2017, the Department of Emergency Medicine has grown rapidly, with eight Emergency Physicians now covering the Emergency Department round the clock. Its faculty are active in academics and research, contribute to building Emergency Medicine nationally and to policy-making, and lead multiple facets of the specialty's academics and administration. In 2019, the department became the first Academic Emergency Medicine Department in the region to be accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals under the EMERALD module — streamlining care through updated, evidence-based protocols customised for the Indian patient population.

Highlights

Round-the-clock emergency care delivered by eight Emergency Physicians, with

An MD Emergency Medicine postgraduate residency programme launched in 2019, training residents through case presentations, bedside teaching, in-situ simulation and debriefing, role plays, clinical audits, research sessions, and daily board rounds.

The first Academic Emergency Medicine Department in the region accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals under the EMERALD module (2019).

A BSc Emergency Medical Technician course established under Manipal College of Health Professions in 2019, with Emergency Nursing programmes in development alongside Manipal College of Nursing.

Three specialised centres established, the Centre of Wilderness Medicine, Centre for Disaster Management, and Centre for Emergency Toxicology.

Tempus Pretioso, the student-led Emergency Medicine enthusiast club running unique activities under faculty supervision since 2017.

Innovative projects such as "Pain Less and Paperless Emergency Medicine," alongside community and remote outreach in life support, first aid, and One Health activities.

Programs

Offered

Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Emergency Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Research Statistics

116

Publications

Patents

1.8Cr⁺

Grants

Ph.D Awarded

Services

Offered

Care Areas

Patients are directed to one of four dedicated areas according to their triage category. The Resuscitation Area (Blue Area) houses five state-of-the-art customised resuscitation cubicles ("ResCue") for the immediate stabilisation of patients with an immediate threat to life (Priority 1) or who cannot wait for care (Priority 2). The Critical Care (Red Area) is a fully equipped, ICU-like facility with ventilators, advanced monitoring, and emergency renal replacement therapy for patients requiring continued stabilisation. The Yellow Area serves less acute patients with multiple resource requirements (Priority 3), while the Green Area handles patients requiring single or no resources (Priority 4 and 5).