What we do
The Emergency Department at the BRI, the main teaching hospital
in Bristol, serves the centre, south and northwest of the
city, sees over 60,000 patients 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
Within the department there are nearly 40 doctors, over 100 nurses
and around 40 support staff.
Patients are cared for in two
main areas: minors and majors. The minors side has six
cubicles and two consulting rooms for the assessment and
treatment of ambulant patients and a dedicated plaster room. The
majors side has 10 cubicles, a side room and a six-bed
resuscitation room providing state of the art digital x-raying
facilities. There is an eight
bed observation unit, a relatives' room and there are
waiting and reception areas.
A dedicated children's Emergency
Department providing emergency care in a child friendly environment
is located next to the adult service and offers separate facilities
for patients under the age of 16.
Location: A333 - level
3.
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