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Originally Posted by rp001
No I'm not medically qualified to diagnosE a situation such as what I saw..The geltleman I was sitting with had a problem, went ot his doctor, was sent to the er and he told me his doctor told him he had a stroke and needed admittance...He sat for hours...Maybe he was lying...Who knows but the other cases I MENTIONED DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO DETERMINE HIS ARM WAS HANGING ASKEW AND IN TEARS AND MOANING.....FOR HOURS...PERHAPS DEFENSIVE POSTURING ISN'T THE RIGHT TACK, RATHER SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
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I'm not defensive posturing at all. If these did happen then we have real issues. But I think:
1. not a real stroke that required any treatment, just evaluation. (and had a CT done within the 1st hour just to be sure that there was no blockage- I'm absolutely positive of that - I've yet to see a suspected stroke that did not have an hour one CT). He was waiting for a bed to open up on the second floor where we continue to monitor and test for any deterioration in condition. I do this EVERY day when I'm working on 2nd floor.
2. Just a dis-located shoulder - yes it hurts but nowhere near life threatening.
3. Hence more important injuries come first - just saying.
Triage is the name of the game in ER when we have 25 beds and 75 patients. Do the math. Your tone of inference is that both these cases should have been seen earlier and otherwise it is deplorable health care. Not the case IMHO. You say "seeking a solution". Solution to what exactly? Doing triage as it should be done?
Bottom line: If you go to TVRH ER (and many other local hospitals) with a non life threatening condition and expect to get out soon you're dreaming.