Table 1

Shows the number and the causes of incidents from 1st of January 2006 until 31st of December 2008.

Year
Number
T
ED-O
H*
H**
H***

2006
4
2
2
0
0
0

2007
29
15
3
5
4
2

2008
61
26
9
8
15
3

T: Technical dysfunction at radiology department

ED-O: Emergency Department Overcrowding

H*: Hospital Bed Shortage Ordinary Wards

H**: Hospital Bed Shortage Intensive Care Units

H***: Hospital Bed Shortage Intensive Care Units Respirator

Khorram-Manesh et al. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009 17:26   doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-26