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re: OT Physicians. Why does ER take so damned long?
Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:00 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:00 am to Darth_Vader
With that kind of fever you have to check for sepsis.
And you have to check every entrance for infection.
Blood, urine, etc.
CXR to make sure it isn't pneumonia. Gotta wait for the radiologist to read the cxr.
If a person comes in with a high fever with no obvious cause, liability of doctors and fear of litigation against them forces then to check EVERYfrickINGTHING. Would you rather they send you home with antibiotics without checking the blood, urine, and cxr??
Want to see how great our healthcare system is, go anywhere else and compare.
And you have to check every entrance for infection.
Blood, urine, etc.
CXR to make sure it isn't pneumonia. Gotta wait for the radiologist to read the cxr.
If a person comes in with a high fever with no obvious cause, liability of doctors and fear of litigation against them forces then to check EVERYfrickINGTHING. Would you rather they send you home with antibiotics without checking the blood, urine, and cxr??
Want to see how great our healthcare system is, go anywhere else and compare.
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Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:12 am to weadjust
But that ambulance bill will be about $2k
Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:14 am to Tempratt
Just wait for my story next week still in hospital so I am not saying shite rn
Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:41 am to Yewkindewit
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Earth, did she have a viral or bacterial infection? I ask because one of my adult sons ran a high fever, went to a doc in the box, and left with an antibiotic prescription and a diagnosis of pharyngitis. The high temp thing seems to have recently happened to several people I know. Hope she does well.
Not sure yet. They’re doing more testing on the blood they drew. He vitals were good enough to send her home so we’ll see. I just got her home and tucked into bed. I’m wondering if she picked up some sort of bug in Mexico? We stayed at Unico 20 89 Resort last week. But I’m perfectly fine.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 3:52 am to Tempratt
Not enough doctors.
When i worked and lived in Minneapolis, Inwas shocked at how quickly I could get into see a ER physician (three young children so it happened a few times). In addition. If you weren’t in the waiting room for a routine doctors visit at the time of your appointment, they skipped you and moved on.
We never waited for an appointment to see a doctor there. If your appointment was 1:30, they called you back at 1:30.
I think it’s just a numbers game to some extent.
When i worked and lived in Minneapolis, Inwas shocked at how quickly I could get into see a ER physician (three young children so it happened a few times). In addition. If you weren’t in the waiting room for a routine doctors visit at the time of your appointment, they skipped you and moved on.
We never waited for an appointment to see a doctor there. If your appointment was 1:30, they called you back at 1:30.
I think it’s just a numbers game to some extent.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 3:55 am to Privateer 2007
Bingo
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Poor people, and illegals using it as primary care.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 3:59 am to weadjust
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If you arrive by ambulance with a sore throat and runny nose your wait time is usually zero
Not in Baton Rouge. They'll run you through intake and dump you in the waiting room with everyone else.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 4:10 am to Tempratt
I have been to the ER three times in ten years, all for kidney stones. You get in quickly with stones, especially when I had one bigger around than a quarter.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 4:22 am to wallowinit
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The ER is nothing more than a glorified doctors office for people without insurance.
This. And until this changes, nothing will change.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 4:31 am to RT1941
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They backed up man. Be thankful that Covid ended entire families from congregating in the lobby, raiding the vending machines, sucking in the A/C because Auntie was having heart palpitations and she needed all the kids, nephews and grandchildren by her side the entire time.
I had an employee a few years ago that called in one day because his lil cousin had to go to the ER in the middle of the night because he was really sick. I asked him “what does that have to do with you?”
Posted on 5/25/23 at 4:44 am to Tempratt
All about the symptoms you come in with, the ABCs of nursing/medical school get you immediately back (airway, brain/breathing, cardiac)
Like back in the day a friend was the bat boy his brothers high school team and ended up getting hit with a bat on his torso. Kid had been drinking blue powerade all day, the ER got worried he was hypoxic, so they sprinted him straight to a bed with oxygen pumping lol
Like back in the day a friend was the bat boy his brothers high school team and ended up getting hit with a bat on his torso. Kid had been drinking blue powerade all day, the ER got worried he was hypoxic, so they sprinted him straight to a bed with oxygen pumping lol
Posted on 5/25/23 at 4:50 am to Tempratt
Poors using it as primary care is the biggest reason
Posted on 5/25/23 at 5:08 am to Tempratt
1. Poors use ER for primary care
2. They have to treat most critical patients first
If your care can wait 5 hours, you probably shouldn’t be in the ER.
2. They have to treat most critical patients first
If your care can wait 5 hours, you probably shouldn’t be in the ER.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 5:11 am to Tempratt
ER’s are flooded with people who treat it like they should be treating primary care. This is a huge problem and has been for a long time. Nothing is ever done about it.
And another thing: For more serious patients, there are barely enough hospital beds in Baton Rouge to handle a normal day’s worth of issues.
So when they were worried about being overwhelmed by Covid or RSV…. they don’t contextualize that by sharing how they are almost overwhelmed at baseline or that we probably need another hospital somewhere. Or for Oschner to be a place that patients don’t actively try to avoid.
And another thing: For more serious patients, there are barely enough hospital beds in Baton Rouge to handle a normal day’s worth of issues.
So when they were worried about being overwhelmed by Covid or RSV…. they don’t contextualize that by sharing how they are almost overwhelmed at baseline or that we probably need another hospital somewhere. Or for Oschner to be a place that patients don’t actively try to avoid.
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 5:17 am
Posted on 5/25/23 at 5:33 am to Tempratt
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My child has an actual ER visit. Banged her head accidentally.
she doing ok?
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:12 am to Privateer 2007
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Poor people, and illegals using it as primary care.
This! My daughter works in the ER occasionally and says its disgusting how many people come in with colds, and very minor stuff instead of going to an Urgent Care or primary doctor.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:20 am to Privateer 2007
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Poor people, and illegals using it as primary care.
Tell me more about this primary care option for poor people
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:24 am to Tempratt
Squeaky wheel gets the grease. Wife broke her wrist two weeks ago we went to the ER in the strip mall down the street she was screaming and crying bloody murder. There were at least 10-15 in the waiting room but I’m sure she was making such a scene in agonizing pain they took her back in 15. She fricked it up so bad she had to have surgery 4 days later.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:26 am to double d
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My daughter works in the ER occasionally and says its disgusting how many people come in with colds, and very minor stuff instead of going to an Urgent Care
Correct me if wrong: most Urgent Care will charge you up front, ER will bill you and some people simply never pay.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:28 am to Tempratt
Government regulations, third party payer systems, litigation prevention medical practices.
There you have it!
There you have it!
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