he usually emails his cardiologist and he says come see him the next morning (because he emails him at night). His cardiologist knows if he emails him its a problem not an issue lol

When I have gone to the ER I see mostly people with colds...maybe some potential broken bones or sprains etc. I think people should use the clinics for most of the stuff I see. But it seems some have an attitude of "I want the same care they are getting" even though they aren't even paying.

I would love to know what percentage of patients should never even go to the er.

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Posted by lsunurse

Member since Dec 2005

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:06 pm to Topwater Trout

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I think people should use the clinics for most of the stuff I see. But it seems some have an attitude of "I want the same care they are getting" even though they aren't even paying. I would love to know what percentage of patients should never even go to the er.

That's a nationwide problem though. When you don't have to pay a copay to go to the ER(unlike those of us with insurance), why not show up there at 2 am on a Friday night for an ingrown toenail?

I have former coworkers that now work in the ER at my hospital and I don't know how they do it. They are always telling me stories of the stupid things people go to the ER for instead of going to urgent care or a regular doctor.

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Posted by SaintWest

Member since Dec 2015

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:19 pm to Topwater Trout

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emails his cardiologist and he says come see him the next morning

I'm not saying your dad does not have a problem, but what I'm saying is that its not an emergency and you further prove my point by saying that your dads own cardiologist says come see him the next morning. Do you really think that if your dad was having a true emergency that he would actually email his doctor or call 911 and if he did email his doctor that if HE thought it was an emergency that he would say come to my office the next morning or tell him to go to the emergency room now?

The problem people have is perspective, they always think that they or their loved ones problems are the most important issue at the time without realizing that other people may need more immediate medical care than they do.

And god forbid that you or someone in your family face a true emergency or trauma such as being shot or in a serious car accident but since OLOL ER is "full of morons" be sure to inform the ambulance driver that you refuse to be taken to OLOL and let me know how that turns out.

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