Dr. Josyann Abisaab

Lebanese Society for Emergency Medicine: Fourth Annual Conference

The Lebanese Society for Emergency Medicine held its fourth annual conference at Beit Al Tabib in Beirut, Lebanon, last month. The conference brought together like-minded medical professionals from a range of places, including Dr. Josyann Abisaab, who came from New York to attend the conference. Dr. Abisaab was also a member of two committees, the Scientific Committee and the Organizational Committee. The well-attended conference provided an opportunity for members of the emergency medicine field to discuss relevant issues, including trauma, emergency diagnostic techniques, and burn treatments. One full day of the conference was devoted to issues related to pediatric emergency medicine, including head trauma, pain management, pediatric septic shock, infant fevers, pediatric respiratory illness, pediatric triage, and considerations in pediatric oncologic emergencies.

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Abdominal Pain and Emergency Room Visits

As an emergency room physician, Dr. Josyann Abisaab treats many people for abdominal pain. About 5% of all visits to the emergency room are due to abdominal pain. The emergency room doctor discharges the vast majority of these patients after examination. In about 10% of cases is emergency surgery required for patients complaining of abdominal pain who visit the emergency room.

Emergency Room Diversity

The extraordinary reality of the emergency room is the sheer diversity of the types of patients who come, the symptoms they present, and the illnesses that are diagnosed. ER doctors, like Dr. Josyann Abisaab, must be trained to assess, diagnose and treat a vast range of conditions. These include: Car accidents, sports injuries, broken bones, burns, bleeding, chest pain, heart attacks, breathing difficulties, strokes, sudden loss of vision or hearing, fainting and unconsciousness, drug overdoses, severe allergy attacks, high fevers, food poisoning, and psychological dysfunction.

Understanding the complex nature of the emergency room can help people to correctly identify when, and when not, to visit the emergency room, and to appreciate the immense responsibility the ER team must demonstrate in treating each incoming patient.
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