What Is Emergency Room Level 5

There is a national system of level designation throughout the us for trauma.

What is emergency room level 5.

A trauma center is a hospital has a group of highly trained physicians and surgeons taking care of trauma patients. A level 5 hospital would include all the above and manage all but the most highly complex patients and procedures. Im not sure if you are referring to trauma designation. It would also act as referral service for all but the most complex service needs.

Answers from doctors on emergency room level 5. 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. Esi triage is based on the acuity of patients health care problems and the number of resources their care is anticipated to require. It is maintained by the agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq.

The emergency severity index esi is a five level emergency department triage algorithm initially developed in 1999. 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. Er is just for emergencies and stabilize patients until they are routed to appropriate level of care. These include specialties like general surgery orthopedics neurosurgery ent etc.