The WHO Medical Emergency Checklist is a modified vesion of the WHO Trauma Care Checklist designed for use in emergency units for patients with acute conditions other than injury. It reviews actions at two critical points to ensure that no life threatening conditions are missed and that timely, life-saving interventions are performed.
The adaptation of this checklist for medical emergency care was led by an expert group from the WHO global emergency care systems network. The WHO Medical Emergency Checklist is appropriate in any setting delivering emergency care, and can be easily adapted to local needs.
