Table 3.

Overview of the different classes of patient agents in the computerized simulation model.

Abbreviations	Model Inputs Description
Tot.	Total patient population: This denotes both the patient groups who are classified as COVID+ and COVID−. This category was made to show the combined effects of the total patient groups.
COVID−	This is the population of patient agents that in the pre-triage is deemed to not be infected by COVID-19. These patients will, after the pre-triage control, progress to the emergency department in the usual manner.
COVID+	This points to the portion of the patient agents that in the pre-triage is found to be infected by COVID-19. As these patient agents pose an increased risk associated with the infection status, the patient agents will be fast-tracked to a treatment room.
PIR	Patient infection rate: The variable determining the proportion of how many COVID+ patients will be inserted in the different simulation runs. In the present study, the PIR is varied between 0 and 50%, with a 5 percentage points increment between each run.