Coimbatore: Patients brought to the zero delay ward of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) are currently being treated under 3 categories based on the nature of emergency.
The new system is operated under Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI), a new wing of the State Health Department aimed at reducing fatalities caused in road accidents. CMCH is one of the select government hospitals in the State where TAEI has been implemented. Under the new arrangement, condition of the patients brought to the zero delay ward is assessed by an experienced trauma care team at the triage room before according them colour codes.
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