Many patients whose condition is unclear remain in the ER for observation after they stabilize. When the nature of their problem becomes more apparent, they are moved into the ward, transferred to another hospital, or discharged. But the process is not usually as smooth as that.
當病情在急診室裡暫時穩定下來，許多病患會因為病情不明朗，被留在急診室裡觀察，再視病情發展移進病房、轉院或是出院，但是情況通常不會這麼順利。