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ER Doctor suspended after mocking patient suffering from anxiety
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:47 am
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:47 am
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In the video, Dr. Beth Keegstra, of El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, is seen doubting Samuel Bardwell’s account of what happened to him, saying, “You are the least sick of all the people who are here, who are dying. So you put your head up. Don’t try to tell me you can’t move. Come on. Sit up.”
She tries to force Bardwell to sit up by pulling at his arm, even though he clearly tells her that he is unable to.
“You want us to wheel you to your house in a gurney?,” she asks him.
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Bardwell was hospitalized Monday after experiencing an anxiety attack after a basketball practice. His father, Donald, said Samuel has a history of anxiety attacks, for which he takes Klonopin. It treats seizures, panic disorder, and anxiety. Samuel had not been taking the sedative leading up the Monday anxiety attack.
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Keegstra even accused Donald and his son of coming in for drugs.
“She said, ‘I know why you people are here, you people who come here for drugs,’ and I said ‘What do you mean you people?’” Donald said. “She was rambling on so angrily that’s why I pulled out my phone.”
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This story is pretty much is Exhibit A about the racism black people experience in the medical world. And one has to wonder if Keegstra has done this before.
I mean, if you're not going to give the man drugs, you could have at least started the damn conversation. Such a wasted opportunity.
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:53 am to Will Cover
Not unusual. I have had doctors and nurses treat me like a damn criminal for coming to see them for several things. A back injury for one.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:54 am to Will Cover
Extremely unprofessional. Glad I don't work with her.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:55 am to Will Cover
I’m sure that poor er doctor was just backed up with all the cases of illegal immigrants with runny noses he had to see
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:05 am to Will Cover
Anxiety attacks are no joke.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:05 am to Will Cover
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“You are the least sick of all the people who are here, who are dying. So you put your head up. Don’t try to tell me you can’t move. Come on. Sit up.”
What’s the problem?
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:08 am to Will Cover
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Title should be junkie goes to ER because he took his 30 day supply of benzos in 10 days. This dudes son must not be that young because he’s covered in tats too.
Title should be junkie goes to ER because he took his 30 day supply of benzos in 10 days. This dudes son must not be that young because he’s covered in tats too.
This post was edited on 6/18/18 at 8:16 am
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:14 am to Will Cover
A. He wasn't sick.
B. Why was he out of his Klonopin?
C. She was correct. She just handled it poorly.
D. He was talking waaaaay too calm for an anxiety
attack.
E. She was a lot nicer than I'd have been.
ETA...Ohhhh!!!! Just got to the F bomb!
B. Why was he out of his Klonopin?
C. She was correct. She just handled it poorly.
D. He was talking waaaaay too calm for an anxiety
attack.
E. She was a lot nicer than I'd have been.
ETA...Ohhhh!!!! Just got to the F bomb!
This post was edited on 6/18/18 at 8:15 am
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:15 am to Will Cover
The son also claims to be in cataplexic state from anxiety yet can calmly explain to the doctor what his condition is. He’s not even faking going through withdrawals very well.
This post was edited on 6/18/18 at 8:55 am
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:18 am to Will Cover
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This story is pretty much is Exhibit A about the racism black people experience in the medical world.
This isn’t a racism thing. A lot of doctors are just shitheads, especially ones in the ER
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:18 am to Will Cover
Los Gatos is a very very wealthy city. I bet she sees a ton of housewives looking for pills. I doubt she was being racist.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:21 am to Will Cover
People are such pussies in today’s world.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:27 am to Will Cover
ER doctors have it really bad. At least 1/4 of their cases are people looking for drugs. And they can lose their license for stuff like that. Then at the same time they have high stress cases of life and death at a moments notice, very serious situations. ER doctors end up being super cynical and constantly at high stress levels. A lot of them burn out. It’s a rough job, even with the money they make
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:39 am to Will Cover
Somebody goes to the ER for an anxiety attack? Are you kidding me?
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:40 am to Will Cover
What does this have to do with racism?
Posted on 6/18/18 at 9:11 am to Will Cover
I worked in an ER for 8 years, LOL at the idea that this is specific to black people.
Doctors very often treat patients they think are drug seekers in very sarcastic tones.
I don't understand one thing, the patient has anxiety and as a result of the anxiety, he couldn't sit up? Is that normal?
It is very suspicious if a patient is known to have anxiety and just happens to "run out of medicine" and goes to the ED to get more.
I'm not saying any or all of that makes what the Dr did right, just saying that is generally how it goes, it's not out of the ordinary at all.
Doctors very often treat patients they think are drug seekers in very sarcastic tones.
I don't understand one thing, the patient has anxiety and as a result of the anxiety, he couldn't sit up? Is that normal?
It is very suspicious if a patient is known to have anxiety and just happens to "run out of medicine" and goes to the ED to get more.
I'm not saying any or all of that makes what the Dr did right, just saying that is generally how it goes, it's not out of the ordinary at all.
Posted on 6/18/18 at 9:54 am to Will Cover
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“She said, ‘I know why you people are here, you people who come here for drugs,’ and I said ‘What do you mean you people?’”
Uhhhh, crackheads?
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