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Part B - Health Facility Briefing and Planning300EMERGENCY UNITINDEX300 .1.00DescriptionINTRODUCTIONDescriptionPLANNINGFunctional AreasFunctional RelationshipsDESIGNCommunicationsCorridorsFinishesInfection ControlNurse CallLightingSafety and SecurityBuilding Service RequirementsCOMPONENTS OF THE UNITIntroductionStandard ComponentsNon-Standard ComponentsAPPENDICESSchedule of AccommodationReferences and Further ReadingFunctional Relationships DiagramINTRODUCTION300 .2.00300 .3.00DescriptionThe function of the Emergency Unit is to receive, stabilise and managepatients who present with a large variety of urgent and non urgent conditionswhether self or otherwise referred. The Emergency Unit also provides for thereception and management of disaster patients as part of the Unit's role withinthe Disaster Plan of each region.It is recommended that Hospitals that do not provide an Emergency Servicedisplay a prominent exterior sign at the main entrance stating this and givingthe location of the nearest Hospital with an Emergency Service.PLANNING300 .4.00300 .5.00Functional AreasAn Emergency Unit is comprised of the following functional areas:- Entrance/Reception- Resuscitation- Acute Treatment and associated Consultation Rooms / Workstations- Staff Amenities- AdministrationThe main aggregation of clinical staff will be at the Staff Stating in the AcuteTreatment/Resuscitation Area. This should be the focus around which theother clinical areas are grouped. The Entrance/Reception Area is the focus ofinitial presentation.DHSThe Department of Human Services, VictoriaDesign guidelines for hospitals and day procedure centres02-Nov-04Issue 1Page 181 of 426