Annals of emergency medicine
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An overview of emergency medical care in the New Delhi area is presented. Emergency medicine does not exist as an organized specialty, and emergency departments are staffed by a combination of residents and attending physicians from various specialties. An infrastructure for providing emergency care exists at all levels of the state-owned medical system, and in private hospitals. ⋯ Organized prehospital care is scanty. A survey conducted at a leading medical school and hospital in New Delhi shows medical students and physicians are highly interested in the development and practice of emergency medicine as a specialty. This interest can be nurtured through continued international collaboration.