A hypertensive emergency from a sudden rise in your blood pressure at 180/120 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher requires immediate care. If not treated, it can cause serious health difficulties ...
Hypertensive crises consist of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. With hypertensive emergencies, there is evidence of acute end-organ damage in the setting of an elevated blood pressure. With ...
Emergency care is powerfully aligned with the primary health care agenda as it provides first contact clinical care for those who are acutely ill or injured. Pre-hospital and facility-based emergency care is a high impact and cost-effective form of secondary prevention.
The Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course is a joint WHO/ICRC learning program for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives. The course addresses injury and three key syndromes - difficulty breathing, shock and altered ...
Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox 2024 continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and, accordingly, on 9 June 2025, issued temporary recommendations to States Parties.
National health emergency alert and response framework This multi-hazard Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework provides guidance for coordinating emergency response in countries, under the global Health...
The Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) is a joint WHO/ICRC/IFEM learning programme for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives.