ACEP ID:
"We have had to transfer a patient from triage to the OR because we had no beds. Patients have eloped from our ED due to lack of beds. I have had to evaluate and give meds to a patient in triage for a STEMI*."
*[An ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a type of heart attack that is more serious and has a greater risk of serious complications and death.]