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1. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
Answer: a method of classifying patients into five categories based on the severity of their conditions and
resource needs.
1—Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary 2—
Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive 3—
urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2 resources 4—
non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource required 5—
minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required
2. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
, -1
Answer: Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary
3. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-2
Answer: Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive
4. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-3
Answer: urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2 resources
5. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-4
Answer: non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource required
6. Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-5
Answer: minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required