Pre-Hospital Care
Pre-hospital services provides a medical call-out team to the ambulance service and general practitioners. There are strict guidelines laid down for the request of a call out team. The response also depends on the level of activity in the Department when the medical team is requested. The team comprises of a senior doctor (Consultant /Registrar) and a senior nurse. The consultant will respond from home out of hours. 2008 has seen the introduction of a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) to the Cork City Area. This is manned by the Senior Registrar in Emergency Medicine, CUH and we would hope as part of reconfiguration that this work would be expanded to provide a more regular service. The department is very much involved with our colleagues in the ambulance service and is involved in the training of Advanced Paramedics.