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Table 2 Interventions for improved patient flows reported by the 74 EDs.

From: Swedish emergency department triage and interventions for improved patient flows: a national update

 

2010

Interventions

n (%)

Nurse requested X-ray

44 (59)

Fast track/see and treat

35 (47)

Team triage

32 (43)

Point of care testing

19 (26)

Triage based streaming

16 (22)

Nurse practitioners

10 (14)

X-ray in the ED

10 (14)

CT scan in the ED

1 (1)

Others/none

11 (15)

Total

178*

  1. *EDs could report more than one intervention which is why the sums add up to more than 100%.