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Spatial Organization of an Emergency Department – How to Reduce Overcrowding in Emergency Departments

open access: yesArchitecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
The Emergency Department (ED) is one of the most critical units in any healthcare facility, designed to handle urgent and life-threatening medical conditions. Efficient spatial organization is vital in ensuring rapid, high-quality care, as well as smooth
TOMANEK Michał
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of overcrowding on the practice environment for emergency department nurses

open access: yes, 2005
Overcrowding in the Emergency Department (ED) occurs when there is an imbalance between resource supply and demand. In other words, the ED is challenged to provide quality care within acceptable time frames. Overcrowding literature illustrates that ED
Gillrie, Clay Douglas
core   +1 more source

Applying Lean: Implementation of a Rapid Triage and Treatment System

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011
Objective: Emergency department (ED) crowding creates issues with patient satisfaction, long wait times and leaving the ED without being seen by a doctor (LWBS).
Murrell, Karen L   +2 more
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Measuring the crowding of emergency departments: an assessment of the NEDOCS in Lombardy, Italy, and the development of a new objective indicator based on the waiting time for the first clinical assessment

open access: yesBMC Emergency Medicine
Background There is no ubiquitous definition of Emergency Department (ED) crowding and several indicators have been proposed to measure it. The National ED Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS) score is among the most popular, even though it has been severely ...
Fabiola Signorini   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interventions and strategies involving primary healthcare professionals to manage emergency department overcrowding: a scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Jeyaraman MM   +24 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Emergency Department Overcrowding And The Full Capacity Protocol Cross Over Study: What Patients Who Have Experienced Both Think About Being An Extra Patient In The Emergency Department Or On A Ward.

open access: yes, 2018
Hospital overcrowding is evidenced by Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding. The Full Capacity Protocol (FCP) is activated to move patients to temporary extra beds placed in the inpatient wards.
McGowan, Hugh   +3 more
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National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale as a Predictor for Running an In-Situ Simulation. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Croft A   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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