Treatment guideline

Headache is a challenging complain as it requires balancing symptomatic control with rapid assessment for life threatening diagnoses. Headaches can be categorized into primary and secondary. Primary causes are neurologic and include: tension, cluster and migraine.

Mobilise medical emergency team and check for high risk mechanism of injury.

Hematemesis and coffee-ground emesis suggest a UGI source. On physical examination, vital signs may reveal obvious hypotension and tachycardia. Cool, clammy skin is an obvious sign of shock. Abdominal examination may disclose tenderness, masses, ascites, or organomegaly

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an Emergency lifesaving procedure performed when there is sudden cessation of heart beats.

Cardiac tamponade is the result of compression of the myocardium by fluid, gas, pus, blood, or a combination of substances.

Cough is a common reflex action that clears the throat of mucus, allergens, dusts or other foreign irritants. A cough can be caused by several conditions both temporary and permanent.