List of medical emergencies

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The following is a list of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible medical emergency and may require immediate first aid, emergency room care, surgery, or care by a physician or nurse. Not all medical emergencies listed below are life-threatening; some conditions require medical attention in order to prevent significant and long-lasting effects on physical or mental health.

Contents

[edit] Injury and illness

[edit] Infections

[edit] Cardiac and circulatory

[edit] Metabolic

[edit] Neurological and Neurosurgical

[edit] Psychiatric

[edit] Ophthalmological

[edit] Respiratory

[edit] Shock

[edit] Obstetrics

[edit] Urological, andrological, and gynecologic