Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation
REBEL EM
MARCH 27, 2023
The typical nursing to patient ratio is 1:3 with a shared respiratory therapist for the entire ED. Reason for intubation, severity of illness, ARDS risk score, and ventilator settings were extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR). Critically ill ED patients should be paired with a 2:1 patient to nurse ratio.
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