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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 3/2009

Open Access 01-09-2009 | Editorial

Emergency department over-crowding: a global perspective

Authors: Latha G. Stead, Anunaya Jain, Wyatt W. Decker

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 3/2009

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Excerpt

Emergency department (ED) over-crowding has been a topic of intense interest over the past few years, with the Institute of Medicine report “Emergency Care at a Crossroads” published in 2006 [1], followed by the American College of Emergency Physicians task force report on boarding (2008) and, most recently, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to the Chairman [2], Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate published in April 2009. Similarly, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine have also recognized the primary problem of over-crowding in the ED [3, 4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Emergency department over-crowding: a global perspective
Authors
Latha G. Stead
Anunaya Jain
Wyatt W. Decker
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0131-x

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