Emergencies on Shabbos

An episode of the Rabbi Michoel Frank - Halachah and Parshah podcast, hosted by Rabbi Frank's Shiurim, titled "Emergencies on Shabbos" was published on July 7, 2019 and runs 63 minutes.

July 7, 2019 ·63m · Rabbi Michoel Frank - Halachah and Parshah

Summary

This shiur goes through five steps of dealing with emergency, potentially life-threatening situations on Shabbos. Below is a chart of the four different categories of medical situations on Shabbos. These will be addressed in coming Thursday night shiurim on this podcast iy"H.    Identifying the Situation    Emergencies: Any   situation which can potentially be life-threatening. All safek =   questionable threats are included. Including: 1. Onset of   Labor  2. Any Threat   to pregnancy 3. Bleeding 4. Concussion 5. Breakage 6. Internal   Pain 7. Bad Burns 8. Terrible   Toothaches 9. High Fever 10. Patients   with Serious Medical Conditions Threat to Limbs: When   its guaranteed there’s no-threat to life, but there is a possible loss of   limb, or functionality of limb. Examples: 1. Severe cut   to a finger, and the bleeding has been stopped and controlled by EMTs. 2. Cut on the   face which can lead to disfiguring scarring. 3. Burns which   have received EMT care already. 4. Broken   Teeth   Sickness: Any   situation which is clearly not life-threatening but causes the person to be   in bed, or feel like they need to be in bed. Examples: 1. Cold or Flu 2. Strep 3. Extremely Painful   Headaches 4. Migraines 5. Post-Surgery   Pain (even minor procedures.) 6. Stomach   Viruses 7. Low Fever Pain: Any   situation which causes pain but doesn’t make a person feel sick, or need to   go to bed. Examples: 1. Sprained   Ankle 2. “Minor”   Headache 3. Small Cuts/Bruises/Burns 4. “Minor” Toothache 5. Skin   Conditions 6. Heartburn   and Stomach Aches 7. Allergies

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