Emergency departments are busy and are getting busier1, 2. Emergency physicians are faced with issues of overcrowding, departmental closures, and insufficient staffing. These issues are exacerbated by both the Covid pandemic3 and pressures found in the post-Covid “return to normal”4. Physicians are still expected to provide safe medical care in the face of these challenges. But what does that look like when your emergency department lacks appropriate resources? And how can physicians minimize …