Emergency Department

Department Development History: The Department of Emergency Medicine of China-Japan Friendship Hospital was established in 1984, at the beginning of the founding of our hospital. After nearly 30 years of efforts by several generations, its organizational scale has continuously expanded, and its clinical, teaching, and research standards have improved significantly. In 2013, it was recognized as a National Clinical Key Specialty Construction Project. It was ranked among the leading disciplines in the Fudan University National Best Specialties (Emergency Medicine) ranking, and in 2020 became the institution designated as the chair-elect unit of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association.

Outpatient and Inpatient Facilities: The Department of Emergency Medicine has a medical area of 4,200 square meters, comprising a treatment area, First Resuscitation Area (including a resuscitation area and an isolated resuscitation area), Second Resuscitation Area, Emergency Observation Area, Emergency Intensive Care Area, and International Department Emergency Area, with a total of 63 emergency and resuscitation beds.

Introduction to Medical Equipment: The department is equipped with advanced devices, including 2 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems, 1 mild hypothermia therapeutic device, 2 bedside hemodynamic monitoring systems, 3 bedside blood purification machines, 1 intra-aortic balloon pump, 1 automated external chest compression device, 2 multifunctional bedside ultrasound machines, 1 depth-of-anesthesia monitor, 1 noninvasive intracranial pressure monitor, 1 cerebral oxygen monitor, and 1 sublingual microcirculation monitor. Among these, the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system is the most advanced equipment in China that can be used for air transport.

Distinctive Diagnostic and Treatment Services: The department currently handles approximately 180,000 emergency outpatient visits per year, more than 10,000 resuscitation cases per year, with a resuscitation success rate of over 90%, 2,500 emergency observation discharges per year, and 300 EICU discharges per year. Our department's distinctive diagnostic and treatment services include cardiopulmonary resuscitation supported by ECMO, multiple organ failure, respiratory critical illness, circulatory critical illness, severe acute pancreatitis, multiple trauma, poisoning, and others.

Research Achievements: The Department of Emergency Medicine undertakes 7 national-level projects currently under research, including 1 General Program project and 2 Young Scientists Fund projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3 projects under the Ministry of Science and Technology's Key Research and Development Program, and 1 major science and technology project, with total funding of RMB 8.2347 million. In the past three years, more than 20 SCI papers have been published, including the related clinical study "Procalcitoninlevelsinbloodstreaminfectionscausedbydifferentsourcesandspeciesofbacteria," which has been cited more than 20 times. In the past three years, the department has led the development of 7 relevant expert consensuses of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, all published in the Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine. It has also led the development of multiple industry standards and obtained authorization for 5 invention and utility model patents.

Teaching: The Department of Emergency Medicine undertakes teaching responsibilities for Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and Capital Medical University. Over the past five years, the emergency medicine training base has cumulatively trained 25 trainees. In 2021, it was recognized as a national key specialty base for standardized residency training; in 2019, it received an excellent rating in the comprehensive and specialty evaluations of standardized residency training; and in 2017, our base ranked first in the dynamic evaluation of emergency medicine residency training bases in Beijing, among other honors.

Honors: In 2019, the Department of Emergency Medicine received the title of one of the Top Ten Public Welfare Departments of the China Health Public Welfare Stars and the China-Japan Friendship Hospital Outstanding Contribution Award/Advanced Collective Award; it also received titles including National Youth Civilization Unit for 2017–2018.

Other Important Matters: Department personnel participate in counterpart assistance programs. Assistance locations include Hailar City and Ewenk Banner in Hulunbuir League, Inner Mongolia, Yulin City in Shaanxi, Jinzhai County in Anhui Province, and Lhasa City in the Tibet Autonomous Region. In accordance with the unified deployment of the hospital, the Department of Emergency Medicine undertook medical support tasks for the 2008 Olympic Games, the mission to assist Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic, support for celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, medical support for the Academicians Conference, medical support for the 2008 Olympic Games, and medical support for the future 2022 Winter Olympic Games, among others. It also undertakes tasks for the National Health Emergency Rescue Team and has become a core force of the emergency rescue team.

Location in the Hospital: The Department of Emergency Medicine is located on the first floor of Building B.

Department Telephone Numbers: Triage Desk: 010-84205168, Resuscitation Room: 010-84205185, Observation Room: 010-84205172, EICU: 84205179