LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 Level 1: Life-threatening emergency Unstable patient, heart or breathing trouble, major bleeding Level 2: High-risk/severe emergency Unstable patient, potentially life-threatening Level 3: Stable emergency Stable patient in need of emergency care Level 4: Less urgent Stable patient with injury or illness that needs attention within hours Level 5: Not urgent Stable patient with minor illness or injury Who’s Next? To save lives, emergency rooms see patients in the order of their emergency, not their arrival. Emergency medicine doctors. These physicians are trained to recognize, evaluate, stabilize and treat people with all medical and trauma conditions. They are expert at treating both children and adults during emergencies like heart attack, stroke, drug overdose and car accident injury. Emergency physician assistants. Physician assistants (PAs) are trained to do some of the same things as doctors. Their certification process includes rigorous coursework as well as hands-on clinical experience. Though PAs work under the supervision of a doctor, their patients may not actually meet the supervising physician. Emergency medicine East Side Emergencies, OHSU Collaboration As part of the OHSU Health partnership, Adventist Health Portland’s ER is staffed by Oregon Health & Science University doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who specialize in emergency medicine. These providers work as an integrated team with Adventist Health Portland nurses, technologists, support staff and others to provide the best care as quickly as possible. Emergency nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses who gain additional classroom and clinical diagnostic and treatment training, but in classrooms and in clinical settings. Because of their extensive training, NPs can treat patients in Oregon. To learn about our emergency room and physicians, go to AdventistHealth .org/PortlandER. 6 LIVING WELL
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