Table 1

Patient State (PS) classification for patients admitted to the emergency department

PS classDescription
PS1Patient with moderate treatment, discharged from emergency department.
PS2Patient with major treatment, discharged from emergency department.
PS3Patient with moderate treatment, hospitalised after emergency department stay.
PS4Patient with major treatment, hospitalised after emergency department stay.
PS5Patients requiring immediate treatment, not elsewhere classified.
PS6Patients requiring immediate intensive care/resuscitation.
PS7Died in emergency department.