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access block: a standalone construct

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Emergency medicine

the inability of admitted emergency department patients to reach an inpatient bed within a reasonable time, a main cause of department overcrowding.

In emergency medicine, access block refers to the inability of admitted emergency department patients to reach an inpatient bed within a reasonable time, a main cause of department overcrowding. This meaning comes from Fatovich (2005) in Emergency Medicine Journal.[1]

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References

Fatovich, D. M. (2005). Access block causes emergency department overcrowding and ambulance diversion in Perth, Western Australia. Emergency Medicine Journal, 22(5), 351-354. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.018002

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