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Old 04-18-2013, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I think the point that was trying to be made is that in triage the people who are most seriously involved are taken first. There isn't any place in the country with the percentage of older population that we find here and as a result of that you will find people more vulnerable and a bit more fragile and that in itself makes the whole issue more complicated.
I am fully aware of the point that was trying to be made.

I am also aware that for people with the conditions noted in that post, to wait 6-8 hours, implies that there were a lot more serious patients ahead of them.

Or......it's a case of under-staffing/poor management/ambivalent workers/etc.



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