Emergency Services
24×7 emergency services at RPGMC Kangra — casualty, trauma, and life-saving care.
Introduction
RPGMC Kangra operates a 24×7 Emergency Department (Casualty) equipped to handle all medical, surgical, and trauma emergencies. The department came into existence as a separate Emergency Medicine department in March 2023, with the aim of integrated medical and surgical emergency handling.
Emergency Department
Location: Ground floor, Main Hospital Building
Timing: 24×7 — All days including holidays
Bed Capacity: 25-bedded emergency ward for monitoring
Equipment Available
- Cardiac Monitors
- Ventilators
- Defibrillators
- Airway management equipment
- 24×7 ECG services
- Resuscitation and trauma care equipment (CCLS & ATLS protocols)
Services Available
- Triage and resuscitation
- Medical emergencies
- Surgical emergencies
- Trauma care with disaster management resources
- Paediatric emergencies
- Obstetric emergencies
- Poisoning / toxicology management
- Psychiatric emergencies
- Additional male & female emergency wards for short-term monitoring
Emergency Contact Numbers
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| Casualty / Emergency | 01892-267495 |
| Control Room | 01892-287001 |
| Hospital Emergency Helpline | 108 |
| Medical Superintendent | 01892-287187 |
When to Visit Emergency
- Chest pain / difficulty breathing
- Severe bleeding
- Head injury / unconsciousness
- Severe burns
- Poisoning / overdose
- Stroke symptoms (facial droop, weakness, speech difficulty)
- Road traffic accidents
- Any life-threatening condition