100 symptoms, call an ambulance immediately

Pain? Fever or permanent drooping of one side of the mouth? Which one should you call an ambulance, and which one should you visit the doctor later? It has happened to all of us that we have felt uncertain when symptoms similar to these appear. Based on his experience at home and in the emergency department of the Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris, Tamás Kullmann reviews complaints from the patient's point of view, indicating with icons when what needs to be done, and in the process gives advice on how to avoid unnecessary waiting in the emergency department. Many people are faced with it there: urgency is not always the same as immediate treatment, patients classified as non-urgent can expect to wait for many hours - because those requiring urgent intervention are constantly ahead of them. The general practitioner's book also helps with when - and how long - you can wait at home for symptoms to subside. The gap-filling volume was able to take such a beautiful shape thanks to the cooperation of several important players in the Hungarian healthcare sector - we recommend it to every family's bookshelf.