Instructions:
1. Enter the # of patients in each triage category currently in your department.
2. Enter the # of physicians, the # of staffed ED beds and the # of bed currently taken up by admitted patients.
Note: blank entries will be calculated as 0.
3. Click the calculate button.
Important points:
Triage category = Standard ENA adopted Emergency Severity Index scale (1=highest, 5=lowest)
ED beds - Number of beds staffed by nursing and available for patient care.
Do not count beds that do not have nursing staff available.
The score is derived from a spot check, not a summary over a period of time.
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