Table 3 Patients workload change in emergency department
Workload | MM Extreme | TH High | SH Low | WH Moderate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a. 1st burn patient arrival time | 21:07 | 22:04 | 22:17 | 23:35 |
b. Number of ED patients before the FFCDE patients’ arrival | 43 | 17 | 27 | 26 |
c. Cumulative maximum number of patients or turning point of patient decline | 88 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
d. Time in point c | 23:15 | 23:30 | 00:15 | 00:35 |
e. Number of 15-min intervals in the ascent period (e = (d-a)/15) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
f. Time in resuming regular ED work | 02:00 | 02:00 | 01:10 | 01:35 |
g. Total FFCDE and non-FFCDE patients in point f | 28 | 19 | 22 | 28 |
h. Number of 15-min intervals during the ED resuming period (h = (f-d)/15) | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Overload time (hour): workload above regular ED capacity (blue line) | 21:07–02:00 (5)+ | 22:20 -01:20 (3) | 0:10 – 0:30 (0.5) | 0:20 – 1:50 (1.5) |
Load accumulated index(LAI) (c-b)/e | 5 | 3 | 1.33 | 2.75 |
Load relief index(LRI) (c-g)/h | 5.45 | 1.6 | 3.25 | 2.25 |