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Thunder
Bay Regional Health Sciences Emergency Services consists of
a number of programs and services which focus on pre-hospital,
community and hospital (ie. Emergency Department) care of
patients requiring immediate medical assistance with acute
health care problems.
- Emergency Services
- Emergency Department
The emergency department is staffed by emergency physicians and nurses with advanced education and training. Other members of the Emergency Care Team include a nurse practitioner, clinical educator, utilization coordinators, social workers, trauma coordinator, a mental health assessment team, as well as support workers and clerks.
The department strives to provide expert, compassionate care to those in need of our assistance.
Base Hospital Program provides training, continuing medical education, medical direction and quality management of land ambulance paramedics in basic and advanced life support procedures including:
- Automated External Defibrillation
- Symptom Relief (Administration of ASA, Epinephrine, Glucagon, Ventolin & Nitro)
- Intubation, IV Cannulation, Medication administration, full ACLS
- Ontario Pre-Hospital Advanced Life Support Study (OPALS)
- Firefighter Defibrillation
- Oversight of Public Access Defibrillation Program for continuity of care
- One-Number-To-Call Program which serves physicians in
Ontario
- Links physicians with appropriate medical resources to manage patients in crisis
- Central Bed and Emergency Registry for Thunder Bay
The Northwest Ontario Emergency Services Network has been established to identify and address local and regional emergency services issues.
Thunder Bay Regional Hospital is one of 11 designated Trauma Centers in Ontario. A dedicated Trauma Team is ready to respond to any patient arriving in the Emergency Department with serious injury.
- The Upsala Nursing Station has served residents and visitors in the Upsala
area since April 1993. Care is provided by registered nurses
and includes:
- Emergency Intervention
- Home Nursing Visits
- Non Urgent Ambulatory Care
- Public Health Education
Lisa Begin
Secretary, Emergency/Trauma Services
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Email: beginl@tbh.net
Dr. Shaun Visser
Medical Director of Emergency/Trauma Services
Deborah Luby
Manager and Director of Emergency/Trauma Services
Bonnie Zabirka
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Co-ordinator
Elaine Graham
Manager, Base Hospital Program
Andrea de Laforest
CritiCall/Emergency Network Coordinator
Please phone the switchboard for further contact information at (807) 684-6000
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