tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post6110992645985287864..comments2023-12-01T09:19:33.561-05:00Comments on Linda's Peaceful Place: Hospital Emergency RoomsLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-27552932972471257712017-06-20T08:03:26.787-04:002017-06-20T08:03:26.787-04:00I have made a few trips to Emergency (just N of To...I have made a few trips to Emergency (just N of Toronto, Ontario) and have always received prompt treatment.... but probably because each time my heart was racing and beating irregularly. If I had a cut finger, the care may not have been as fast.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-42983388467717675292017-06-15T19:53:39.088-04:002017-06-15T19:53:39.088-04:00Linda, I am so sorry you had to go through this! A...Linda, I am so sorry you had to go through this! As you know, I live in Ontario, Canada. When I was really ill, I actually came to emergency in an ambulance. The ambulance drivers stayed with me, until I got in. I was in PAIN and it took me 6 hours to get in. Big Hugs and I do hope you are better?Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-40518960876869394932017-06-15T17:18:04.576-04:002017-06-15T17:18:04.576-04:00I hope you are feeling better now Linda. That doe...I hope you are feeling better now Linda. That does seem like an incredible long time to wait. I only been to an emergency room once for a severely sprained ankle and waited only a few hours. From what I have read, more people go to an emergency room for treatment and lots of them really don't need to be there. So maybe that is what causes a delay but I think they could at least tell you so you can decide if you want to wait. It's a crazy systems that seems to happen in lots of countries.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-68923760133962344352017-06-14T21:52:35.374-04:002017-06-14T21:52:35.374-04:00So sorry you had to go through this, Linda. That&#...So sorry you had to go through this, Linda. That's horrible! I can imagine the anxiety too. I hope you're feeling better now. xoxoSharon D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06143887643871180492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-84453317270055062422017-06-14T10:05:59.932-04:002017-06-14T10:05:59.932-04:00Oh my! Bless your heart. I honestly think this sor...Oh my! Bless your heart. I honestly think this sort of thing is only going to get worse with the hospitals. I had a mini stroke in Jan. My daughter carried me to the ER. Arrived at around 8:30 am. After midnight that night they finally had an ambulance to come and carry me to a larger hospital in another city. It was CRAZY! My husband whose patience isn't as good as mine and mine is getting worse with age did not do as well with the wait as I did. I hear horror stories all the time with this type of thing. The answers we got for the wait went like this: Shortage of nurses. Too many patients. Waiting on insurance to approve things. And you name it and we heard it. So sorry you went through this too. Hugs and blessings, CindyCreations By Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652249357420269173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-44680653293574361762017-06-13T00:19:26.344-04:002017-06-13T00:19:26.344-04:00Linda that's awful! I'm sorry that you ha...Linda that's awful! I'm sorry that you had that experience. First, I hope that your eye has cleared up and that you are feeling better. Second, I can only guess that the person initially evaluating you decided that since you weren't in a life-threatening situation that you could wait. It was so very, very wrong to leave you all that time ~ so disrespectful. I hate it when people think my time is theirs to waste; I can imagine how upset you were. My emergency room experiences have been overall good, but I've been in life-threatening circumstances with internal bleeding. Sending you a big hug!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-57453611615562940512017-06-12T16:24:53.768-04:002017-06-12T16:24:53.768-04:00That is a terrible experience Linda and I am so so...That is a terrible experience Linda and I am so sorry you had to go through that. Not good, not good at all. I have never had an experience like this one. My only time in the ER here in he states was when our son had appendicitus and as he was in great pain they took care of him straight away. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-35521402166810717772017-06-12T16:21:45.103-04:002017-06-12T16:21:45.103-04:00Mi experiencia no fue tan larga como la tuya ya qu...Mi experiencia no fue tan larga como la tuya ya que sufrí una lipotimia sobre las 12 del mediodía y para las 9 de la tarde ya me encontraba en casa.Eso que tengo el hospital como a una hora de viaje, las pruebas me las hicieron sobre las 5 de la tarde.<br />Tanto el viaje de ida como de vuelta fue en ambulancia aunque distintas, la primera de emergencias ambas sufragadas por la seguridad social.<br /><br />Saludos. Tomás Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179347165967851961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-33041843322980005962017-06-12T15:31:51.560-04:002017-06-12T15:31:51.560-04:00We have the same problems in Kitchener, Ontario Li...We have the same problems in Kitchener, Ontario Linda. Although your experience sounds much worse. We have both of us been at times and usually get to see a doctor within an hour or two (bad but not terrible) then we get blood tests which take forever to get results. However, your experience sounds a lot worse than we have had. Hope your eye is better now. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-6709627461433651422017-06-12T12:50:07.635-04:002017-06-12T12:50:07.635-04:00gee whiz- that is just awful and just plain inexcu...gee whiz- that is just awful and just plain inexcusable. When both my husband and I got up one morning and discovered that our eyes were red runny and itchy- we went to our little local hospital ( we live in a very rural and mountainous area and there are only perhaps 7,000 people in this area of California )and checked in with emergency as it was Sunday. we were both seen at once by the doctor who evaluated and diagnosed us as having contagious pink eye- we got our prescriptions filled right there and went home- it was not even an hour total. Everything was covered by our insurance too! So our experience was totally different. Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-71204904804599043772017-06-12T11:04:06.292-04:002017-06-12T11:04:06.292-04:00I hope you're feeling better. The only time I&...I hope you're feeling better. The only time I've been in emergency rooms have been for things that were less urgent than other cases brought in, so there were long waits. William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-16889205290773933962017-06-12T06:49:59.178-04:002017-06-12T06:49:59.178-04:00Finland was sometimes the top of health care.
No m...Finland was sometimes the top of health care.<br />No more, about 7 - 10 last years.<br />In addition, the municipalities have shared the patients, each with their own doctor named.<br />Emergency and first aid is fast,<br />But the decision: your own doctor decides how to proceedmaximexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096663908456909910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-34022646846012580972017-06-12T04:52:49.429-04:002017-06-12T04:52:49.429-04:00Linda I hope that your eye is now better, this sou...Linda I hope that your eye is now better, this sounds outrageous but I have heard stories like this in the UK although we never experienced it. France has been excellent so far, but to see your GP you have to go and wait as he takes no on the spot appointments but maximum I have ever ever waited is 2 hours when he was very busy. He only takes appointments in 6 months time so we do this every time for out check up and prescription renewal. Appointments with specialists take some time as they are over worked, but emergency appears to be very much on the ball.<br />Take care and get better quickly DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-79173587359642652552017-06-12T00:15:24.576-04:002017-06-12T00:15:24.576-04:00I've been only once for a minor ear ache. I wa...I've been only once for a minor ear ache. I was leaving on a two-week Alaskan tour; one week land, one week cruise, and I wanted to be sure it wasn't serious, fearing I'd be stuck on a glacier or a ship with a real problem.<br /><br />I was in and out with my prescription within 30 minutes, start to finish. The earache went away, but when I returned home, the problem kept reoccurring. The ache moved around. My head, my ears, my teeth, my throat. I even went to the dentist for x-rays, fearing I might have an infected tooth.<br /><br />I mentioned it to my neighbor and she told me, "Oh, you haven't been here long enough to know it's just Missouri allergies. Get some over-the-counter allergy pills at Walmart and that will take care of it". She was right. I have to take one every few weeks during allergy season. No more problems.<br /><br />Hope you're better, Dear One. Maybe your regular physcian will treat you better than ER.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493189870800125021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-29090036848524282002017-06-11T23:52:45.987-04:002017-06-11T23:52:45.987-04:00Hi Linda. I'm sorry to say I too had a really ...Hi Linda. I'm sorry to say I too had a really horrid experience in Montreal emergency room 18 years ago. It was one of the worst ever--the way I was treated by the so-called medical people was astonishing: the intense disrespect that they showed me as a person was one of the worst incedents ever in my life. I was also there for a very long while, and eventually, I literally just walked out, and given how ill I was it was terrible. So I understand. The only places in your city I got resepect and human decency was at some urgent care downtown: they were real pros and treated me great. I did have to pay for it out of pocket, but it was worth it. One friend of mine there is from there and can't get decent medical treatment, so it seems there are some problems. Sorry you had a lousy experience too.Reifynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346573496969586088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-53784882980471633612017-06-11T22:33:19.001-04:002017-06-11T22:33:19.001-04:00I'm so sorry to hear you had this experience. ...I'm so sorry to hear you had this experience. I hope your eye is doing better in spite of the lack of medical attention. I think our longest wait was three hours, but our situation wasn't as serious as others that were coming in with heart pains or broken bones. The person who does the intake does check the vitals about every hour during the wait, I suppose to be sure that the person's condition isn't deteriorating. I'm in the U.S., of course.Linda at To Behold The Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419060763634934217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-86782164203386626082017-06-11T22:16:05.673-04:002017-06-11T22:16:05.673-04:00Everywhere over the world, at one point or another...Everywhere over the world, at one point or another, everybody hada a bad experience with the emergency services.<br />Shouldn't be like this, but it is.Pedro Coimbrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833470005651536885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-40795390454282128522017-06-11T20:47:27.945-04:002017-06-11T20:47:27.945-04:00It's not great on Sunday evening in Oregon I c...It's not great on Sunday evening in Oregon I can tell you (I broke and dislocated my finger last Fall and had pretty much the same experience ... we left (fortunately had a car) and visited an orthopedic clinic the next day. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-52250362466935965732017-06-11T20:15:34.860-04:002017-06-11T20:15:34.860-04:00Right now i'm not going to read all the previo...Right now i'm not going to read all the previous responses so my own is not clouded.<br /><br />Also, i am from the States so your milage may vary.<br /><br />The difficulty with going to an emergency room for treatment when you do not have a life-threatening emergency or broken bones or lots of bleeding is that you have to wait for those who do have those things to be treated first. That means that the flu, ear infection, eye infection, sore throat/strep throat, etc., has a tendency to be put lower on the list.<br /><br />Someone having a heart attack, or who was in a serious car crash and needs surgery, or other life and limb emergencies are going to get treatment first.<br /><br />In some public hospitals here in the US, a wait of 12+ hours to see a doctor in an emergency room is not unheard of if yours is not a matter of life or limb.<br /><br />Since i'm not in the medical field, i cannot speak to whether or not this is acceptable, i'm only stating that this is how it can be when your emergency is not as bad as someone else's emergency according to the triage procedure.<br /><br />If there were no such life or limb emergencies going on, then you may need to ask for an investigation into why you were kept waiting so long and had to leave without treatment.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-63834976436434026242017-06-11T20:00:00.794-04:002017-06-11T20:00:00.794-04:00I have to agree with Amelia ...Obama care is a jok...I have to agree with Amelia ...Obama care is a joke! And I'm hoping as well that President Trump will turns things around! Anyway, I went to the ER when I fainted in the bathroom and hit my head on the bowl (ouch!). As I was vomiting in the hospital they were asking questions on insurance..lol. I had a concussion ...no reason to date on why I fainted and unfortunately was in the ER for 6-7 hours but honestly they were taking lots of tests and they took me in pretty quickly. I'm SO sorry that you had to go through this...and will be praying for a speedy recovery. Keep us updated??!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-26632985116720998922017-06-11T19:22:29.978-04:002017-06-11T19:22:29.978-04:00I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you ...I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you get the help you need.<br />Yes, it's the same in Australia - it depends on who has the most urgent condition and how many people are waiting. You might be lucky and get in straight away or you could have to wait hours.The Yum Listhttp://theyumlist.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-43224421589525764732017-06-11T19:03:25.686-04:002017-06-11T19:03:25.686-04:00I'm not sure if it's because they have a l...I'm not sure if it's because they have a lot of patients to tend to or they have the tendency to entertain the patients with the highest degree of pain first.<br /><br />But having an uncomfortable eye problem and having to wait for a gruesome 12 hours are very frustrating. I wish you well and hope you're okay now.Glen villarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615152653077171813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-44895812573132985702017-06-11T16:40:31.264-04:002017-06-11T16:40:31.264-04:00Oh poor Linda! That sounds horrible. The hospital...Oh poor Linda! That sounds horrible. The hospital doesn't have enough docs or help it sounds to me. <br /><br />We have a good friend, he recently became a surgeon and he was telling us that one of the 'best' hospitals here in the U.S. has become so greedy that they got rid of all of the physician assistants and started using the med students whom they paid around the same as a waitress and keeping them up til all hours sleep deprived. He shared the hospital was almost completely ran by med students. And don't even get me on the excessive parking expenses for the hospitals in the middle of the city. Greed, greed, greed. Obama care is a joke, no one can even afford it! President Trump will hopefully get things turned around somewhat. Actually, government shouldn't be involved in our medical care in my opinion but the Queen Mary can't make a U-turn! Ha! <br /><br />I will say this, I have never heard of an over 12 hour wait! I feel so bad for you to have gone through that. It seems the hospital could have made some kind of arrangements for you. Unbelievable. I hope your eye will heal soon naturally. <br /><br />I will pray for your eye Linda, so, so sorry. <br /><br />A hug! Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093408888499365118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-63845562625593926292017-06-11T15:31:59.077-04:002017-06-11T15:31:59.077-04:00What a story, Linda ! I was once at 'emergenc...What a story, Linda ! I was once at 'emergency' in Bruges (B) and went home about 5 hours later...Elisehttp://liesonderweg.skynetblogs.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19531357.post-60579540109696951502017-06-11T15:12:04.028-04:002017-06-11T15:12:04.028-04:00Oh Linda, c'est pareil partout, j'habite e...Oh Linda, c'est pareil partout, j'habite en campagne près d'un petit village et l'attente est aussi longue à l'hôpital, c'est terrible... J'espère que ton oeil est mieux aujourd'hui... Avec toi de tout coeur!Maria-Linahttp://marialina.canalblog.comnoreply@blogger.com