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Do I have to assign the ESI triage category of 2 for the 25-year-old female patient who rates her pain as 10/10 and is eating potato chips?

April 26, 2017assign category ESI female pain patient rates triage

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Do I have to assign the ESI triage category of 2 for the 25-year-old female patient who rates her pain as 10/10 and is eating potato chips?

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No. With stable vital signs and no other factors that would meet high-risk criteria, this patient should be assigned ESI level 3. She will most likely need labs, and either x-rays, an IV, or pain medications, i.e., two or more resources. You would not use your last open bed for her.