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Originally Posted by Jayhawk
The problem with TV is old people go to the ER for hangnails, toothaches, and someone to talk to.
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
There's nothing about that, that is exclusive to The Villages or old people. Every ER I've ever been in, as a patient or helping someone else, has had people who don't have an actual emergency waiting for care.
Including toothaches, flu symptoms, skinned knees, and non-specific stomach aches that are most likely just gas cramps.
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Originally Posted by CybrSage
Can you show support for this? First I have heard of it.
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One can travel to any ED department sit in waiting room for 30 minutes. You will never find any ED department that doesn’t have to deal with all of the above.
Sadly once one enters no matter what the complaint every ED needs to waste time with a eval, tests, and yes conversations that you hear everyday at the grocery checkout line.
Legally the staff has an obligation to treat once entered into system.
The only saving grace is newer ED departments are being restructured to include a small Urgent Care. So non life threatening can be treated without taking away life threatening events.
Nothing like being in the trauma room, trying to save a 3yo gunshot, while the person 3 curtains down is loudly complaining their finger hurts, I Need Help Now.
That is the patient you will find complaining about how bad the care was at ______________ED, or Hospital.