What Is an Esi Level
The Emergency Severity Index (Esi) Is a Five-Level Emergency Department (Ed) Triage Algorithm That Provides Clinically Relevant Stratification of Patients into...
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department (ED) triage algorithm that provides clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups from 1 (most urgent) to 5 (least urgent) on the basis of acuity and resource needs.
How many ESI levels are there?
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department triage algorithm, initially developed in 1999.
What is a Level 2 patient?
Level 2—High dependency unit (HDU). Patients needing single organ support (excluding mechanical ventilation) such as renal haemofiltration or ionotropes and invasive BP monitoring. They are staffed with one nurse to two patients.