The physician-in-triage model and rapid evaluation in emergency medicine
Most emergency departments feel perpetually behind. The waiting room fills, ambulances stack, and staff move quickly yet still feel behind. The reflex explanation everyone gives is capacity. We need more beds, more rooms, more space. That explanation is intuitive. It is also often incomplete.
In many departments, nothing meaningful happens after triage until a patient is placed in a permanent treatment room. No bed means no provider evaluation. No provider evaluation …
The physician-in-triage model and rapid evaluation in emergency medicine
