Emergency Myths: Common Misconceptions About Ambulances and ERs

Emergency departments prioritize patients based on medical severity. It's called triage. The most severe patients will be treated first. Some folks erroneously believe that calling an ambulance will put them ahead of the line. Emergency departments across the country are so crowded many of them have begun placing ambulance patients in the waiting room when the patients are not that severe. So no matter what type of vehicle gets you to the emergency department, you may still have to wait.