ENG

Emergency Medicine

HomePhase 4Emergency Medicine

About the department

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Coimbatore Medical College was established in 2022 under the Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI) Scheme, which began in 2018. As a growing specialty in India, our department is among the few in the country with a fully functional and comprehensive Emergency Department. The TAEI initiative at CMCH enhances pre-hospital, in-hospital, and rehabilitative trauma care.

Email: [email protected]

HOD Desk

DR.Jayakumar, MS,

Head of the Department

DR.JAYAKUMAR MS, currently serves as the Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine. With a distinguished academic and professional background in General Surgery, he has served the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital in various teaching and clinical capacities. His leadership in implementing the TAEI Scheme has played a pivotal role in enhancing emergency care services in Tamil Nadu.

Faculties

C. Hannah Ueno
Assistant Professor
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
More Details
Thomas Fred
Associate Professor
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
More Details
Jennifer Aarons
Professor of Art
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
More Details
Professors
Michael McGarvey
Professor of Literature
Katherine Panagakos earned her M.A. in Classics from Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Greek and Latin from The Ohio State University. During her graduate work, she was a student at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and was a field walker and camp manager at the Eastern Korinthia Archaeogical Survey (EKAS). Katherine spent three years in a rotating position at schools in the Associated Colleges of the South (Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX; Furman University in Greenville, SC; and Rhodes College in Memphis, TN).
More Details

Course Handling

Postgraduate

MD in Emergency Medicine

Certificate Course

Emergency Medicine Certificate Course

Research and Publications

Ongoing research

  • Observational study on FALLS protocol in acute circulatory failure.

  • POCUS application in confirming ETT placement during resuscitation.

  • Comparison of BLUE protocol vs radiological assessment in acute dyspnea.

  • Atropine dosing evaluation in organophosphate poisoning.

  • Use of HACOR score to predict non-invasive ventilation failure.

  • Outcomes of CPR after sudden cardiac arrest.

Publications

[1] R. Jayakumar, “Central pancreatectomy for pseudo papillary neoplasm of body of pancreas,” IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), Jun. 2017.

[2] R. Jayakumar, “Prevalence of H. pylori in duodenal ulcer perforation by peroperative mucosal biopsy – A prospective study in CMCH (A tertiary care hospital),” IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), Jan. 2020.

[3] R. Jayakumar, “A study on fluid resuscitation in blunt abdominal trauma patients in relation to intra-abdominal hypertension,” IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), Aug. 2021.

[4] K. Sathisha Kumar, “A comparative study of efficacy of oral gabapentin and oral pregabalin for attenuation of haemodynamic pressor response to laryngoscopy and intubation during general anaesthesia,” Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia, Mar. 22, 2019.

Achievments

Faculties

    • Dr. Aananda Krishna K.S.: National poster presentation (Oxifluorfen poisoning), completed BCLS, ACLS, and ATLS training.

    • Multiple faculty completed ATLS, ACLS, and BLS courses at JIPMER, Ganga Hospital, and CMC Vellore

Students
  • First prizes in poster presentations (e.g., RESCUE’24, EMCON 2024).
  • National and state-level recognitions.
  • Completed certified emergency training: ACLS, BLS, ATLS, PALS, and NALS.

Events and Services

Academic events

  • Poison Training (Oct 2021)

  • NTLS Training (July 2022)

  • Trauma Registry Training (Jan 2023)

  • ACLS & BLS sessions (2023–2024)

  • TAEI Training (multiple batches from 2021 to 2025)

  • PLEX Training (May 2023)

Community Services

  • Trauma care and accident emergency services

  • Poisoning management

  • Pediatric emergency and resuscitation

  • Emergency care in myocardial infarction, CVA, burns, surgical/medical emergencies across specialties (neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, etc.)

Gallery