Implementation of the five-level emergency severity index in a level I trauma center emergency department with a three-tiered triage scheme.
Emergency Department, Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, USA. LJones@Christianacare.org
Karen
K
Toulson
Linda
L
Laskowski-Jones
Lynn-Ann
LA
McConnell
D003441:Crowding; D003691:Delaware; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*