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Posted 23 days ago Ok this might not belong in here but there seems to be enough EMTs and such that might be able to answer this quetion. Have any of you have ever heard of or had a hospital put a patient that has just came in by ambulance with difficulty breathing in the waiting room. I am wondering this because one of my mom's friends was taken to the hospital by ambulance with pneumonia and problems breathing and they put her in the waiting room. Come to find out not only did she have pneumonia but she also tested positive for H1N1. She has since been transfered to a different hospital, because we did not have a pulmonologist here at this hospital for 4 days, and is in a drug induced coma and is on a ventilator. |
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| Posted 23 days ago It really depends on the hospital and the patient load. The ER is a triage center which assesses patient injury or illness, and rates it with the others waiting. Whoever is sickest or hurt the worse takes priority. However, if there is a long wait at the ER due to lack of beds or lack of staffing, then no matter how sick, some may have to wait. That's the nature of the ER. Just because you come in on an ambulance, does not automatically gain one immediate access. I've known plenty of medic runs that were completely unneccessary. Not much anyone can do about it. Heroes Live Forever! |
