• Chest pain
  • Breathing difficulties

  • Severe bleeding that cannot be stopped

  • Severe burns or scalds
  • Stroke

  • Trauma, such as a road traffic collision

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Our emergency departments treat life-threatening conditions

If you or someone you are with has an emergency or is in a life-threatening situation, don’t hesitate call 999 or go to your local emergency department.

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Emergency

Did you know?

Hi, I’m Jen, a matron in Royal Bournemouth’s Emergency Department.

There was a total of 216,360 attendances to the three Emergency Department sites in Dorset in 2022, that’s an average of 18,030 a month and 593 a day.

A photo of Jen, a Matron in Royal Bournemouth Hospital Emergency Department in front of an ambulance.