Norms & Procedures

For emergency unit organizations, the Norms and Procedures for Emergency Care identifies and describes the following fundamental functional elements of an emergency unit: triage, resuscitation, observation/treatment, procedures, hygiene/infection control, mass casualty incident and disaster management, security, and rapid disposition.

sidHARTe's Norms and Procedures tool includes the following:

  • Emergency unit functional organization

  • Emergency unit operational guidelines

  • Emergency unit architectural guidelines

  • Emergency unit staffing guidelines and ratios

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