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re: people come to the ER at 2 AM for the stupidest crap
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:06 pm to SmackoverHawg
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:06 pm to SmackoverHawg
And every person in the medical field said AMEN!!! 
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:09 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Hospitals should be able to turn around people who obviously don't need emergency attention.
Problem is that it's not always obvious. And all it takes is one lawsuit to bankrupt a hospital and a doctor. We can be right 999,999 out of 1,000,000 and all it takes is one to ruin you or at least your reputation. I think we should get points for making good calls and diagnosis to use as credit against liability. It wears you down worrying about it.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:54 pm to MrSpock
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My residency is 5 years and fellowship is essentially mandatory to get a job nowadays. Also, my salary won't quadruple.
I'm trying to think of 5 year programs that don't have starting salaries of $200+...still thinking...
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:55 pm to Scruffy
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If people had to pay a small percentage for all ER visits, the non-emergent crap would be cut down.
This. EMTALA has really screwed things up.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 9:42 pm to SmackoverHawg
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To the good general surgeons out there.
They are a dying breed!
Posted on 4/14/16 at 9:44 pm to Scruffy
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That is another good one in the Peds ER.
What's your favorite out of non-daily BM that aren't painful or bloody and newborn breath holding spells?
At least the breath holding spells are scary if you don't know what they are.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:26 am to LongueCarabine
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people come to the ER at 2 AM for the stupidest crap by LongueCarabine
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If people had to pay a small percentage for all ER visits, the non-emergent crap would be cut down.
This. EMTALA has really screwed things up.
LC ???
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:32 am to LongueCarabine
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This. EMTALA has really screwed things up.
Some ER's get around that by having a mid level see patients in triage. If they deem it "non-emergent" they can still be seen but have to pay a fee of a few hundred bucks. Sends most of the free-loading idiots out the door.
Problem is Louisiana DOHH is a bunch of pussies and won't allow it.
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