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NHAMCS Validation of Emergency Severity Index as an Indicator of Emergency Department Resource Utilization

Michael Hocker, Charles J. Gerardo, Jason Theiling, John Villani, Rebecca Donohoe, Hirsh Sandesara, Alexander T. Limkakeng

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine · 1996 · 23 citations · 26 references

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Patients classified as mid-level (3) triage urgency require more resources and have higher indicators of acuity as those in triage levels 4 and 5. These patients' indicators are more similar to those classified as triage levels 1 and 2.

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