Two new facilities were inaugurated at the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex (JPNA) Trauma Centre on Monday by Professor Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, New Delhi.The newly inaugurated facilities include the New Emergency ward (commonly called New ED) and the Central Trauma Research Facility.The New Emergency is a mirror image of the existing Emergency, where the "Green" Triaged Trauma victims will be managed and all Trauma Patients will be received in this area.The "yellow" and "red" area patients will be shifted to the original ED (which, after renovation will handle only yellow and red area patients).The new ED has a minor OT and radiology facility (which will be equipped with a CT scan).Currently, there are 13 beds in the new Emergency Ward.There are, however, 31 Oxygen ports, which will enable portable trolleys to be placed in case of a mass emergency.Creation of the new ED will enhance the capacity of emergent trauma care and will help in better management of severe trauma, since ...
