https://paulnystrom.com/tags/disaster/Recent content in Disaster on Paul NystromHugoen-usWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/distress-vs.-disaster/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/distress-vs.-disaster/<p>There are two thresholds when it comes to medical complaints in the ER: distress and disaster.</p> <p>The distress threshold is the point at which patients decide to come to the ER. Whatever is bothering them, they feel it needs medical attention right away.</p> <p>The disaster threshold is the point at which a patient requires an immediate procedure, specific treatment, medicine, hospital admission, surgery, or specialist intervention.</p> <p>We in the ER live in the middle.</p>