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| − | I was once admitted to the | + | I was once admitted to the ED for a severe sore throat. I decided to check myself in after the problem progressed to the point where I had difficulty chewing and swallowing. I checked myself in at around 6am and left the ED at 12pm. The ED during this hour was not busy at all; there were probably a total of 3 patients, including me, waiting to be seen. The procedures that I followed are listed below: |
1. Check in with receptionist – insurance info, paper work, etc. | 1. Check in with receptionist – insurance info, paper work, etc. | ||
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7. Saw the doctor again and she explained the results, prescribed some medicine | 7. Saw the doctor again and she explained the results, prescribed some medicine | ||
| − | 8. Leave the | + | 8. Leave the ED |
I am guessing that the long wait is attributed to lack of staff (nurses and doctors), and waiting for the test results. But six hours is still a pretty long wait. | I am guessing that the long wait is attributed to lack of staff (nurses and doctors), and waiting for the test results. But six hours is still a pretty long wait. | ||
| − | After Dr. Ackerman presented his ppt on his work in the | + | After Dr. Ackerman presented his ppt on his work in the ED, I could sympathize a little bit more with why there is such a long wait. There is simply a lot of volume and not enough staff to handle the traffic. |
'''Thursday, August 21: ''' | '''Thursday, August 21: ''' | ||
| − | Questions for Crawford | + | Questions for Crawford ED: |
- What intervals of the day are peak hours, peak months during the year? | - What intervals of the day are peak hours, peak months during the year? | ||
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Undergraduate: BS Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech 2007
Graduate: MS Health Systems, Georgia Tech 2009
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Class Assignments and Reflections
Tuesday, August 19:
What happens in the ED? I was once admitted to the ED for a severe sore throat. I decided to check myself in after the problem progressed to the point where I had difficulty chewing and swallowing. I checked myself in at around 6am and left the ED at 12pm. The ED during this hour was not busy at all; there were probably a total of 3 patients, including me, waiting to be seen. The procedures that I followed are listed below:
1. Check in with receptionist – insurance info, paper work, etc.
2. Wait
3. Nurse triage – get history, vitals, ordered tests, etc.
4. Wait
5. Saw the physician for 5-8 minutes
6. Wait for the test results to come back (I was put in a bed to sleep by this time)
7. Saw the doctor again and she explained the results, prescribed some medicine
8. Leave the ED
I am guessing that the long wait is attributed to lack of staff (nurses and doctors), and waiting for the test results. But six hours is still a pretty long wait.
After Dr. Ackerman presented his ppt on his work in the ED, I could sympathize a little bit more with why there is such a long wait. There is simply a lot of volume and not enough staff to handle the traffic.
Thursday, August 21:
Questions for Crawford ED:
- What intervals of the day are peak hours, peak months during the year?
- How many beds for each acuity level?
- What are the different levels of acuity?
- The information technology used to keep track of patients progress through the ER.
Tuesday, August 26:
