Your Inside Guide to the Emergency Department—And How to Prevent Having to Go!

by Frederick Voon

This is the first book for the general public, written by a physician, to guide you through what really happens in the Emergency Department (ED).

Learn what is and what isn’t an emergency, how to prevent having to go, and how to navigate the ED if you, or a loved one, end up there.

- What happens and why from the ambulance to the trauma bay?

- What and whom should you bring?

- Why do you have to wait so long? Why did that person get seen before you?

- Who gets seen faster? How can you get treated sooner?

- Why do you have to tell the same story over again?

- Who are all these people?

- What should you do to prepare?

Dr. Voon also busts some common myths and provides tons of practical tips and tricks to help you stay out of the ED:

- What might not be an emergency after all?

- What should everyone stock in their Home Medicine Cabinet?

- What internet sites can we trust?

As an in-depth and comprehensible resource, this non-fiction is a reference that belongs in every household and every waiting room.

Find out more on the web at DrVoon.ca.

Genres: Health

162 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2021

About the author

Dr. Frederick Voon is a Canadian Emergency physician who works in Victoria, B.C. He believes every patient should leave with information written down for them when they leave.

After graduating medical school in 2001, he completed residency training in Family Practice and Emergency Medicine. He has worked in clinic and hospital settings, both urban and rural, in British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and New Zealand.

Currently he is an executive of the Victoria Emergency Physicians Association and the hospital Medical Staff Association with special interests in patient education, information technology, mindfulness in medicine, business, and evidence-based happiness.

He works closely with the Divisions of Family Practice: Transitions in Care with projects including Familiar Faces, which provides digital care plans for the most frequent users of local Emergency Departments.

A Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, he enjoys teaching and personal as well as professional development. He has presented at conferences and volunteered with community organizations such as the YMCA Camp Thunderbird and the Victoria Minor Hockey Association.

Dr Voon has hosted screenings of documentaries including “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” and “Us & Them” a film about homelessness and addictions.

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