Emergency Department overcrowding and ambulance diversion: the impact and potential solutions of extended boarding of admitted patients in the Emergency Department.

Olshaker JS, Rathlev NK. Emergency Department overcrowding and ambulance diversion: the impact and potential solutions of extended boarding of admitted patients in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2006 Apr; 30(3):351-6.

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subject areas

Ambulances
Bed Occupancy
Crowding
Emergency Service, Hospital
Health Planning
Hospital Bed Capacity
Humans
Patient Admission
Patient Transfer
Time Factors

authors with profiles

Niels Kumar Rathlev BS, MD, FACEP