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Clinical review: Emergency department overcrowding and the potential impact on the critically ill

Robert M Cowan* and Stephen Trzeciak

Critical Care 2005, 9:291-295 doi:10.1186/cc2981

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Hospital-related incidents, caused by emergency department overcrowdings, ambulance diversions and other incidents that endanger patient safety reduce and limit regional disaster preparedness by minimizing hospital surge capacity.

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