ENA and ESI Questions With Solutions
What is needed to join the ENA? A certification called a CEN
At least 1 year of work in an emergency enviornment
What is the ESI? The emergency severity index used to categorize patients to insure that
the most critical are treated first
The ESI scale goes from ESI-1 to ESI-5 which is the most stable and which is the most severe?
ESI-1: most severe
ESI-5: most stable
What 4 things is the ESI scale based on? Stability of vital functions (ABCs)
Life/organ threat
How soon pt should be seen by a HCP
Expected resource intensity
Stability of vital organs for ESI-1 is categorized as being... Unstable
What is needed to join the ENA? A certification called a CEN
At least 1 year of work in an emergency enviornment
What is the ESI? The emergency severity index used to categorize patients to insure that
the most critical are treated first
The ESI scale goes from ESI-1 to ESI-5 which is the most stable and which is the most severe?
ESI-1: most severe
ESI-5: most stable
What 4 things is the ESI scale based on? Stability of vital functions (ABCs)
Life/organ threat
How soon pt should be seen by a HCP
Expected resource intensity
Stability of vital organs for ESI-1 is categorized as being... Unstable
