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Emergency Severity Index
What is it?
– A tool for Emergency Department Triage developed in 1999 by Dr. Richard Wuerz and Dr. David Eitel
- Goal: to prioritize patients based on urgency of treatment and how long the patient can wait.
– 5 levels: 1 (most urgent) to 5 (least urgent)
Categorizes patients by both acuity and resource needs
What does it look like?
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Jay Khadpe MD
- Editor in Chief of "The Original Kings of County"
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Residency Director
- SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital
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