ideal ER lengths of stay?

[KMATTOX at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/11/2007 9:40:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
roydanks at hotmail.com writes:

Eh...we  are all in different systems.  3-8 minutes.  I don't believe this is 
 realistic.  Why bother having a trauma bay if you aren't going to use  it?  
I've worked at 3 busy ACS verified Level I trauma centers and none  of them 
are pushing pts through in 3- 8 minutes.  


Yes, for some cases we are from the ambulance dock to the OR in less than  45 
seconds for some penetrating traumas, or blunt trauma where the prehospital  
data is such that OR is the best place for the patient.   I think our  record 
from time of wheels stopping rolling to OR and spash prep being applied  to 
chest, abdomen and groins was 38 seconds.   
 
k



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