Version 2.78

Part Description

LP185954-7   Emergency severity index
The Emergency Severity Index© Version 4 (ESI) is an emergency department (ED) triage tool. The ESI© triage algorithm yields rapid, reproducible, and clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least urgent). The ESI provides a method for categorizing ED patients by both acuity and resource needs. Source: Regenstrief LOINC, ESI© Triage Research Team

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Emergency severity index
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method
ESI

Example Answer List: LL3056-0

Source: ESI Triage Research Team
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Requires immediate life-saving intervention ESI-1 LA21567-5
High risk or confused/lethargic/disoriented or severe pain/distress ESI-2 LA21752-3
Needs 2 or more resources ESI-3 LA21753-1
Needs 1 resource ESI-4 LA21754-9
Needs no resources ESI-5 LA21755-6

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.NHCS
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.50
Last Updated
Version 2.54
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
81958-1 National Health Care Surveys report R1 - recommended CDA set

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=75636-1