Pediatric_emergency_department_overcrowding_scale_PEDOCS v.1
The calculated PEDOCS score for pediatric emergency department overcrowding.
To calculate the PEDOCS score.
Use to calculate the PEDOCS score in order to estimate severity of overcrowding in pediatrics emergency departments. Score interpretation: Level: Score: Interpretation: Level 1 1-20 Not busy Level 2 21-60 Busy Level 3 61-100 Extremely busy but not overcrowded Level 4 101-140 Overcrowded Level 5 141-180 Severely overcrowded Level 6 181-200 Dangerously overcrowded
Weiss SJ, Ernst AA, Sills MR, Quinn BJ, Johnson A, Nick TG. Development of a novel measure of overcrowding in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Sep;23(9):641-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31814a69e2. PMID: 17876254.
OBSERVATION.pedocs.v0, EVALUATION.pedocs_assessment.v0
