Is it a resource? ESI
NG
Foley
PO medications
CBC
Cardiac lab panel
Specialty consultation
Routine immunizations
Crutches, splints, slings
IV or IM medication
IV fluids
Simple procedure (lac repair)
Prescription refill
Saline lock
How many resources? Procedural sedation
H&P
Point of care testing (accucheck)
EKG
Tetanus shot
Phone call to Primary care physician
HOW MANY RESOURCES? Patient presents with right lower quadrant pain since early this morning, +nausea, no appetite, no vomiting
HOW MANY RESOURCES? Healthy 52 year old male ran out of BP meds yesterday, BP=150/92
HOW MANY RESOURCES? A 45 year old obese female with left lower leg pain and swelling, started 2 days ago driving in a car for 12 hours
HOW MANY RESOURCES? Healthy 29 year old female with a urinary tract infection, denies vaginal discharge
HOW MANY RESOURCES? Healthy 10 year old boy with poison ivy
HOW MANY RESOURCES? “I had a knee replacement 3 months ago. Now look at it!” states a 64 year old male. The knee is red, swollen, and tender to touch. Vital signs: temp 99, RR 20 HR 74, BP 164/74, sates 97%, pain 6/10
HOW MANY RESOURCES? A 48 year old male tells you that he has a history of kidney stones and thinks he has another one. He has right costo-vertebral angle pain that radiates around to the front and into his groin. He is nauseated but took a pain pill and now has minimal pain and no vomiting. VS: temp 98, RR16, HR 80, BP 136/74, sats 100%, pain 3/10