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I waited 6 hours in an US emergency room. Compared to EU ER rooms an horrible experience. All kinds of people with unfixed long term problems that apparently on
by andreasklinger 10y ago
I waited 6 hours in an US emergency room. Compared to EU ER rooms an horrible experience. All kinds of people with unfixed long term problems that apparently only the ER is obliged to handle.
Btw the reason was even more frustrating:
A us doctor (turned out nurse/practitioner) told my GF that all the obvious reasons are not the cause of her short breathness. So it might be a deadly one - we needed an xray to make sure - we had an xray with us but she wasnt comfortable looking at it because of missing education. She offered us an ambulance to the ER. We had no issues whatsoever - she just tried to cover her ass in case of.
- jseliger 10y agoI waited 6 hours in an US emergency room. Compared to EU ER rooms an horrible experience. All kinds of people with unfixed long term problems that apparently only the ER is obliged to handle. I live with an ER doctor, and the problem with US ERs is EMTALA: https://www.verywell.com/emtala-the-emergency-medical-treatment-and-labor-act-2615167 https://www.verywell.com/emtala-the-emergency-medical-treatm.... If you want a better ER experience you must fight that first (or get a concierge doc, which is another route). If it makes you feel better many doctors are themselves disillusioned with the system: http://jakeseliger.com/2012/10/20/why-you-should-become-a-nurse-or-physicians-assistant-instead-of-a-doctor-the-underrated-perils-of-medical-school/ http://jakeseliger.com/2012/10/20/why-you-should-become-a-nu... and I have heard many ER docs complain about how they don't have enough time to adequately see, understand, and diagnose each patient. And the rants against EMRs are epic. One friend said that he chose a hospital because they still use T-sheets.
- andreasklinger 10y ago> If it makes you feel better Not really ;)