An emergency room might be the last place you’d think would have do-it-yourself check-in.

But Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has three self-service computer kiosks, similar to those used by airport passengers and hotel guests. And so do a handful of other hospital ERs, where the long wait in line to register and explain symptoms can be grueling.

True emergency cases — gunshot or car crash victims with serious injuries — are still rushed in for treatment, but less severe cases can sign in using the kiosk.

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