KNU School of medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine has been established for the main purpose of providing a quick and proper treatment to emergency patients. Emergency cases, categorized as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac diseases, pediatric emergency, trauma, natural disasters, environmental emergency, exposure to toxic materials, medical emergencies, etc, are covered by the department. Currently Six professors, two specialists, and eleven residents are working in the department, and they are all actively involved in the programs run by the local emergency center (such as education programs for paramedics and cardiopulmonary resuscitation program for public) as well as the treatment of emergency patients.
The department has taken an active part in the national survey program to examine the occurrence rate and risk factors of patients with cardio-cerebrovascular diseases for the purpose of prevention and adequate treatment of the diseases. Moreover, the department was recently involved in the survey of the patients with eye trauma to develop the Korean guideline for the prevention of eye trauma.​

Chairman: Kang Suk Seo, MD, PhD(kssuh@knu.ac.kr)