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Throughput

Date of Publication:

4/14/2016

Definition:

The maximum number of patients that can be received at the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) patient reception area, off-loaded, staged, triaged, transported, and admitted to the destination hospital (or hospitals of the NDMS) within any 24-hour period. This is an estimate that considers reception site and local transportation limits, personnel limits for patient reception, staging, and transport as well as any other factors deemed relevant

Source of Definition:

Last Updated: August 16, 2022
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