The emergency department is a busy chaotic environment where lives are at risk and the needs of individual patients must be met and patient flow must be maintained.
Busy er waiting room.
Hen3ry february 18 2010 3 55 pm.
Inside the waiting room is packed.
Waiting room patients can be rotated to an assessment stretcher and should be periodically reassessed.
May 30 2020 at 7 30 am edt.
At the er entrance emts are wheeling in patients on oxygen.
Istock by erin blakemore.
The average er wait time in the united states is about 40 minutes.
Have you ever rushed to the emergency room then waited and waited.
A very busy hospital and a busier er can combine as they did for me into a five hour wait without being able to talk to a medical doctor.
Someone mentions a multicar crash on the highway.
You should always dial 911 in an emergency.
Triage as an emergency room system has widely proved effective as a way of prioritizing care however inconvenient or unfair it may seem to those waiting.
However if you need to visit one of our three local emergency rooms this site will show you the current wait times at each location see below.
Emergency room wait times.