• Prince Philip Hospital - Minor Injury Unit

    Bryngwyn Mawr

    Dafen

    Llanelli

    SA14 8QF

    Tel: 01554 756567

    Disabled Access: Yes

    Website: http://hduhb.nhs.wales/healthcare/hospitals-and-centres/hospitals/prince-philip-hospital/

    Summary

    Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) is accessed at the front of the hospital. This is run by GPs and Emergency Nurse Practitioners working together, and can treat patients with a range of problems from muscle and joint injuries to burns and scalds, minor head injuries, minor eye injuries and more. Senior doctors and nurses in the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) will see patients with a wide range of medical conditions including strokes and chest conditions. The MIU will see patients over the age of 1 with minor injuries, i.e. cuts/grazes, etc. Please note: patients will have to sit and wait to be seen at the MIU.


    Is this service available in Welsh?: The Health Board welcomes correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. The website can also be translated into Welsh by clicking 'Cymraeg' on the desired webpage.

    Last Updated: 06 November 2024 13:10 by NHS 111 Wales

  • Map

  • Normal Opening Hours

    OpenClosed
    Monday8.00am8.00pm
    Tuesday8.00am8.00pm
    Wednesday8.00am8.00pm
    Thursday8.00am8.00pm
    Friday8.00am8.00pm
    Saturday8.00am8.00pm
    Sunday8.00am8.00pm
    Bank Holiday8.00am8.00pm

    What will be seen

    Type of InjuryYes/NoMore Information
    Abdominal InjuryNo
    Airway ProblemNo
    AssaultYesWill not see loss of consciousness or the patient is taking anticoagulants or intoxicated
    Back InjuryYesWill not see non mobile patients/chronic back pain/neurological deficit/pain from twisting or lifting something
    Bites & StingsYesExcluding anaphylaxis or systemic symptoms
    Burns & ScaldsYesLess than 3% of body area with no circumferential or perineal burns and no high risk of inhalation
    Chest InjuriesYesCannot see haemoptysis or chest infection
    Chest PainNo
    Ear InjuryYes
    Eye InjuryYesNo penetrating injuries
    Facial InjuryYesWill not see loss of consciousness or if the patient is taking anticoagulants or intoxicated
    FallsYes Not from height / not major trauma
    Removal of Foreign BodiesYesNo rectal or vaginal foreign bodies
    Head InjuriesYesMinor only with no loss of consciousness and no patients on anticoagulation medication or intoxicated - GCS<15
    Hip/Groin InjuryYesCannot see non-mobile patients or if a high suspicion of fracture to the neck of femur or femoral fracture
    Limb InjuryYesNo open fractures or amputations or partial amputations but simple dislocations such as patella would be appropriate
    Mental HealthNo
    Mouth/Dental InjuriesNo
    Neck InjuriesYesNo non mobile/neurological deficit/high energy mechanism e.g. pedestrian or cyclist colliding with a vehicle or ejection from vehicle or high speed accident or fall over 1m
    Overdose/PoisoningNo
    Pelvic InjuriesNo
    Sprains/Fractures of LimbsYesNo open fractures
    Transport InjuryYesNo high speed/ejection from vehicles/rollover/pedestrian or cyclist collision with vehicle
    WoundsYesNo uncontrolled haemorrhage

  • Services Offered

    Service does: Age Restrictions
    Over the age of one.
    Service does: Bank Holiday
    8am - 8pm only
    Service does: Emergency Contraception (Free)
    Service does: Interpreter/Translation Available
    Service does: Manipulation Of Fractures Dislocation
    Simple dislocation like a patella dislocation, however, a true knee dislocation would require emergency department intervention.
    Service does: Minor Injury Unit
    Service does: Nursing Staff Able To Prescribe
    Nursing staff are able to supply medication through the use of Patient Group Directives (PGD)
    Service does: Plastering
    Service does: Suturing
    Service does: Tetanus Vaccination
    Service does: X-Rays
    If patients require hip x-rays in MIU they will have the x-ray but suspected hip fractures in the community should be referred to their local A&E department.
    Service does not: 24 Hour Availability

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