MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND THEIR MANAGEMENT: AN AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE
Dr. Sandeep S. Kamble*, Dr. Sanjay Khuje, Dr. Jinesh Jain, Dr. O. P. Dwivedi
ABSTRACT
Medical emergency is the state that needs possible immediate care from physician, nurse or any nearby persons who deal with that condition by his intellectual awareness and wisdom. These activities may include any procedure, drug administration or surgery that required for the maintenance of ABCD in emergency i.e. A-(Airway), B-(Breathing), C-(circulation) and D-(Deformities). These types of medical emergencies can be caused due to various alertness in the body like acid-base imbalance, disturbed homeostasis, endocrinal crises, environmental fluctuations, infections and accidental injuries The medical system of India Ayurveda emphasized that mankind should be relieve from diseases. However ayurveda has paid great attention towards the concept of prevention than cure. The conditions which are fatal and life threatening considered as emergency conditions which requires specific treatment protocol. It is a great rumour that Ayurveda doesn’t deal emergency management; on the other hand ayurveda text contains lots of diseases and conditions mentioned under “Atyayik Avastha”. These types of therapeutic approaches termed as emergency management. The traditional text of ayurveda mentioned terms like; Vegavastha, Dhatugat avastha, Upadrava, Asadhya lakshanas, Aagantuj vyadhi, Darun Vyadhi, Sadyah, Ashu etc. for emergency conditions which need to be care immediately.
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