title: Are there any laws or regulations to prevent critically ill inpatients from being brought down to an already overcrowded emergency department for care?
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States