Term: Emergency Department (ED)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-06-17

Definition:

Emergency Departments (EDs) are intended to provide rapid access to essential care for acutely ill patients.

Related concepts 

• Factors Affecting Emergency Department (ED) Waiting Room Times
• Overview of the Emergency Department (ED) Data

Related terms 

• Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) dataset (ED/UC)
• Ambulatory Care
• Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS) - Emergency Department
• Concurrent Criterion Validity
• Disposition Status
• Electronic Triage (E triage) System
• Emergency - Admissions, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) and E-Triage Data
• Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Data
• Presenting Complaint Categories
• Triage
• Urgent Care - 3M/National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) Data

References 

• Schull MJ, Lazier K, Vermeulen M, Mawhinney S, Morrison LJ. Emergency department contributors to ambulance diversion: a quantitative analysis. Ann Emerg Med 2003;41(4):467-476.(View)

Term used in 

• Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Doupe M, Chateau D, Derksen S, Sarkar J, Lobato de Faria R, Strome T, Soodeen R-A, McCulloch S, Dahl M. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Waiting Room Times in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2017. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Garland A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey C, Yogendran M, Chateau D, McGowan K. The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Katz A, Martens P, Chateau D, Bogdanovic B, Koseva I, McDougall C, Boriskewich E. Understanding the Health System Use of Ambulatory Care Patients. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] (View)