What we do
The Emergency Department at
the BRI, the main teaching hospital in Bristol, serves the centre,
south and northwest of the city, sees over 75,000 a year. Within
the department, there are over 250 members of staff in the
team.
Patients are cared for in
several areas:
- Fast flow is where minor
injuries and non-life threatening conditions are
treated.
- Majors is where unwell
patients with a variety of illnesses, often brought to the hospital
by ambulance are cared for.
- Two Resuscitation Rooms are
used for the assessment and treatment of our sickest patients who
require immediate help for their life-threatening
emergencies.
- We also have an observation
ward.
A dedicated children's Emergency
Department providing emergency care in a child friendly environment
is located next to the adult service and offers separate facilities
for patients under the age of 16.
Location: A333 - level
3.
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