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Old 03-02-2020, 10:43 PM
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My question would be: "Do you have a vascular physician "on site" 24/7? Are you able to determine if I'm having a stroke (clot) or cerebral bleed? And if I'm having a stroke (clot) are you able to administer tPA to clear the clot? I'm guessing none of them can do that.
That's what worries me about the "box" ER's. I think they bring a lot of positives. But for people that have life-threatening issues... are they able to deal with them? Or do they just transport them to a higher-level trauma center?