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If Urgent Med Housecalls is staffed by emergency physicians, why can’t they respond to serious or life threatening emergencies?

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If Urgent Med Housecalls is staffed by emergency physicians, why can’t they respond to serious or life threatening emergencies?

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Emergency physicians in hospital emergency departments rely on numerous immediately available resources to safely evaluate and care for the seriously ill or injured. Emergent radiologic studies such as stat CT scans, ultrasounds and MRI’s are needed for many situations. Other laboratory testing often is immediately required. And perhaps most important are the numerous medical personnel ever present and available in the emergency department including nursing, respiratory, therapists, lab and xray technicians, and unit secretaries who perform crucial multi-tasking functions. Additionally, many emergent surgical and interventional procedures and specialists are readily available in the emergency department. When 9-1-1 is called, emergency service personnel, including highly trained paramedics, arrive using flashing lights and sirens and bringing with them crucial lifesaving equipment and medications. All of this usually occurs within minutes. Urgent Med Housecalls providers are functionin

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