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Myths versus facts in emergency department overcrowding and hospital access block

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2009

Authors

Richardson, Drew
Mountain, David

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Australasian Medical Association

Abstract

• Overcrowding occurs when emergency department (ED) function is impeded, primarily by overwhelming of ED staff resources and physical capacity by excessive numbers of patients needing or receiving care. Access block occurs when there is excessive delay

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Keywords: acute disease; article; emergency care; emergency nurse practitioner; emergency ward; general practitioner; health care access; health care availability; health care planning; health care policy; health care quality; health care system; hospital admission

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/38075

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ANU Research Publications

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Medical Journal of Australia

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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