ED crowding and the use of nontraditional beds.
AUTHORS
- PMID: 22386355 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC3888805.
- NIHMSID: NIHMS521344
ABSTRACT
In an effort to compensate for crowding, many emergency departments (EDs) evaluate and treat patients in nontraditional settings such as gurneys in hallways and conference rooms. The impact of this practice on ED evaluation time is unknown.
In an effort to compensate for crowding, many emergency departments (EDs) evaluate and treat patients in nontraditional settings such as gurneys in hallways and conference rooms. The impact of this practice on ED evaluation time is unknown.
Tags: Published Thesis Products 2012