Highest number of people waiting in the lobby to get in yesterday: 22Highest number of people in line at the triage window at one time: 10
Highest number of people in the ER at one time today: 52
Longest length of time someone waited: 3 hours
Most members of one family triaged today: 3
Longest time someone had a symptom they were being seen for: 2 years
Shortest time someone had a symptom they were being seen for: 1/2 hour
Percentage of people who didn't really need to be there: 90%
Dumbest reason to come to the ER: "I want to be seen for an std, I have no symptoms but something doesn't feel right".
Smartest reason to come to ER today: severe chest pain for 3 days
Amount of time left in the shift when I got dinner: 1 hour
Amount of times I felt like running screaming from the ER while working in triage: 12 - at least twice an hour
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