Family = Next of Kin They are assigned a triage score and that score will be updated routinely. As beds open, the people who fit the criteria get the bed. I

Family = Next of Kin They are assigned a triage score and that score will be updated routinely. As beds open, the people who fit the criteria get the bed. I believe that is fairly standard in a public hospital type setting. I have only ever worked in public and military icu, wards, er and trauma rooms so I do not know too many details on how that works in practice.