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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Is a temp patch used to tell temperature? How do they remove a temp patch? Is it positioned underskin level? I thought they were like bandaids.
I can't imagine a stroke patient being denied intravenous blood thinners immediately. I can understand a dislocated shoulder being behind a breathing emergency and if there are too many not life threatening cases there, sadly they have to wait. That is what triage is for.
BUT..............This is all very troubling.
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Gracie, the "temp patch'" was a balloon insert in the sinus cavity for uncontrolled nosebleed, supposedly caused by bronchitis (coughing). Once inserted by this hospital I could find no one else that would take a chance to remove it, including urgent care or my doctor.That is what I meant by "non life threatening". the stroke patient had received the initial test results from his doctor and had been told to report to the er immediately for admission. There were no rooms available. That is when his wife(a nurse) intervened, after a 3 hour wait,and had him moved to Leesburg.