Any emergency department (ED) can become crowded in a moment. So, who is treated first?
Unless you arrive with a life-threatening injury or illness, you will be assessed by a triage nurse, who will examine your condition, measure your vital signs and prioritize your case in terms of urgency. The triage nurse sets the schedule based on need.
There is always a triage nurse on duty. Triage nurses at Aiken Regional go through a special training course called Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 5-level Triage Course, which is endorsed by the Emergency Nurses Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
To learn more, watch Aiken Regional Medical Centers' Intelligent Medicine commercial on emergency triage:
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