I am just wondering wat a level 5 emergency room visit is by ambulance my bill says this when i came in from my last wreck when my brother lost control of the pickup and we were kinda drunk and we were going 90 mph and we struck a culvert at 85 mph and flew 50 ft and struck a tree and then rolled 37 ft and came to rest on passanger side and none of us were in a seatbelt.
What is emergency room level 5.
Er is just for emergencies and stabilize patients until they are routed to appropriate level of care.
Emergency departments ed s or er s are categorized into five levels of care.
Level i is the highest level and must have immediately available surgical specialists and sub specialists surgeons neurosurgeons orthopedic surgeons anesthesiologists plastic surgeons in order to handle the most severe and complicated injuries.
It is maintained by the agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq.
A trauma center is a hospital has a group of highly trained physicians and surgeons taking care of trauma patients.
This is based on the golden rule of.
These include specialties like general surgery orthopedics neurosurgery ent etc.
The emergency severity index esi is a five level emergency department triage algorithm initially developed in 1999.
A level 5 hospital would include all the above and manage all but the most highly complex patients and procedures.
Answers from doctors on emergency room level 5.
Esi triage is based on the acuity of patients health care problems and the number of resources their care is anticipated to require.
It would also act as referral service for all but the most complex service needs.