Emergency Medicine

Infirmary Health provides high-quality emergency services at its five emergency departments, including two freestanding emergency departments in Saraland and Malbis. We are committed to being there when you need us most. Our emergency departments are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What Is Triage?

Triage is the method by which medical personnel in an emergency department determine the seriousness of your injuries and whether you need immediate care. Since the goal of our emergency services team is to protect life overall, we treat those with life-threatening conditions first. Our team cares about your health and is prepared to meet your medical needs.

What Is Emergency Medicine?

The American Board of Emergency Medicine describes emergency medicine as the immediate evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of a diversified group of patients in response to serious or life-threatening illness or injury to avoid further death or infirmity.

Injuries that we often treat within our emergency departments include:

• Cardiac events
• Serious injuries, such as broken bones
• Severe lacerations
• Strokes
• Seizures
• Severe vomiting
• Unconscious patients

What to Do If You or a Loved One is Having a Medical Emergency

If you or a loved one is suffering from a medical emergency, remain calm and follow these steps. In the event of a medical emergency:

• Stay calm.
• Call 911. Immediately ensure that either you or another person at the scene contacts 911. Follow their instructions on how to best handle the situation.
• Be Observant: Attempt to observe the scene and gather as much information as possible about the medical incident, the individual's symptoms, the surroundings of the incident, and the medical history of the patient. All of this will be useful to medical personnel when they arrive and could result in the patient’s life being saved.

If you or a loved one are suffering from a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.