Nicolaeva Galina

Summary: INPATIENT DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL

Inpatient care is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a

hospital. Progress in modern medicine and the advent of comprehensive out-
patient clinics ensure that patients are only admitted to a hospital when they are
extremely ill or have severe physical trauma.
An inpatient department or hospital, is a health care institution providing
patient treatment with specialized staff and equipment. Specialized hospitals
include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors'
(geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as
psychiatric problems. Every hospital can provide excellent, well-rounded care.
A doctor's first duty is to save lives, which is why life saving procedures may
be put in place as a priority. The purpose of basic life support (abbreviated BLS) is
to save lives in a variety of different situations that require immediate attention.
These situations can include accidental injuries, violence, severe allergic
reactions, hypothermia, birth complications, drug overdose and so on. The most
common emergency that requires BLS is cerebral hypoxia. A victim of cerebral
hypoxia may die within 8–10 minutes.
When the patient is discharged, there are a number of factors to take into
consideration: the patient's current state, their place of residence and the type of
support available.