ideal ER lengths of stay?

meredith mcbride mmcbridemd at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 12 02:57:47 BST 2007



KMATTOX at aol.com wrote:  

The purpose of an EC in the described patient is to wave to them as they go 
from the ambulance dock to the OR or the ICU. 

k



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Presuming there is a well trained, fully stocked crew assembled in the OR or the ICU ready to spring into action.
   
  I think that's what the advantage of the ED is for many receiving facilities. It's a system that is set up to deal with catastrophic injury at a given moment in time, whereas the OR or ICU personnel and equipment generally needs to be mobilized.

       
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