transform the ED experience included: better, more respectful communication from ED staff about all aspects of care, wait times, and discharge instructions; strategies to allow food for SI youth without cost, as well as free prescriptions; and involving youth as facilitators to be change agents ...
Higher URV rates not only increase health-care costs but also prolong wait times for patients who need immediate ED care. Studies have revealed that frequent visits to EDs significantly contribute to overcrowding in EDs, which can lead to delays in treatment and consequently higher mortality rates ...
However, once the detour cannot be re-calculated when the potential doors all have congestion, the evacuee must wait in one of congested areas. Then, the situation of stagnation (when the density is greater than 2.0) may happen. Establishing an approach to identify potential congestion and ...