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Originally Posted by gjbl8114
This was unfortunate - but here's a word to the wise..... Having worked in a hospital ER I can tell you that he was assessed and determined not to have a "true" medical emergency. That is why he was given a med and sent back to the waiting area. I know this is not something that will go over well with most of you, but, ER's are meant to serve "true" medical emergencies. Medical emergencies are described as life-threatening events such as heart attacks, strokes, profuse bleeding etc.
If he has health insurance, the worst is not yet over. His insurance won't be paying for that visit because the diagnosis to be sent to the insurer will not meet the criteria of a "medical emergency." There is nothingwrong with going to an ER if you suspect you have a life-threatening medical condition, however, be prepared to pay for all of the services if it turns out not to be such.
So, please don't blame TV's Medical Center for having patients wait for such an extended period of time- they were really doing you a favor - if your wait in any ER is ever more than an hour, you can believe that once you are seen, it will not be considered an emergency..... Sorry!!!!!
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Again, without going into too much detail, his history since childhood of severe small intestine issues where sometimes it "kinks" like a garden hose, was fully explained to the paramedics that drove him to the ER and to the receiving team at the ER. A simple abdominal X-Ray would have told them if this incident was indeed caused by his pre existing condition. The only remedy for this is to open him up and remove the "kink".
The x-Ray did take place at 4:30 am.
I do not believe he was given the timely care that his condition warranted.