Busiest Time For The ER

Specialties Emergency

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This is a completely random question coming from someone who's not even in nursing school yet so forgive me if this is a dumb question. I've just always wondered this.

What is the busiest time in the ER? I heard that Mondays and weekends are busy but what about holidays? Perhaps after a holiday? Halloween? Christmas? Are there times of the year or seasons that tend to be especially bad? For instance during the winter when it gets dark and dreary do you get a lot of psych patients....In the summer do you get a lot of kids with injuries? Certain times throughout the day etc etc Or is it all just completely up in the air and anything can happen sort of thing?

Thanks.

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

In my ER, generally Mondays and the day after a holiday are always insanely busy. That and bloody Cheyenne Frontier Days; that some genius thought making 10 whole days would be a splendid idea!

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