Don’t put patients in egress halls when ED overcrowds: The Joint Commission is against such actions

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Those who plan to move patients into exit corridors when routine ED overcrowding occurs may want to reconsider, given what a Joint Commission official said about the matter.
Patients on gurneys and chairs cannot be parked in egress corridors because of Life Safety Code® requirements for minimum clear widths, George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, senior engineer at The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO), said during a Joint Commission Resources audio conference May 6.

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