All plants are producers, or autotrophs, which means they create their energy (or food) through a process called photosynthesis. In this lesson, we characterize producers by 3 main traits: producers make their own food; producers cannot physically move; and producers provide food and shelter for animals.
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level tool for use in emergency department (ED) triage. Experienced ED nurses use the ESI to rate patient acuity, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least resource intensive). The ESI is unique among triage tools, by including both acuity and resource needs in the system of categorizing ED patients.
For those workers who have been injured, such as through an accident at work, questions can often arise on what the Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) might be. The legal definition for this terminology is âa treatment plateau at which no fundamental, functional or physiological change can be expected within reasonable medical probability in spite of continuing medical or rehabilitative procedures.â