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Table 1 Input data

From: Simulating an emergency department: the importance of modeling the interactions between physicians and delegates in a discrete event simulation

Resource

Capacity†

Process time (minutes)

Distribution

Triage nurse

1 or 2

10

Poisson

Registrar

1 or 2

2

Lognormal

Bedside nurse

2

  

Assessment

 

10

Beta

Draw blood

 

4

Triangular

Discharge

 

10

Triangular

Charge nurse

1

  

Physician

1

  

Treatment (high priority)

 

9

Triangular

Treatment (low priority)

 

4

Triangular

Consultation

 

4.5

Triangular

Delegate

1

  

Treatment (low priority)

 

4

Triangular

Consultation

 

4.5

Triangular

Beds

5

NA

 

Radiology‡

1

9

Beta

  1. All inputs were estimated based on the time and motion study except radiology.
  2. †Based on schedule, ‡ Estimated from administrative data.