Thread: Sitting in A&E at the hospital watching the world go by .

What have you done?

A lot of poeple that go to A&E shouldn't be there, they should go to a clinic or own doctor, but those with a sore thumb or a scratch want to tie up the valuable time in A&E.
You get a person with heart pains come in and gets seen before someone that has a sniffle and the sniffler complains they had to wait hours. That's what the TRIAGE system is for, prioritise in order of seriousness.

Yep, a hell of a job.

Hope all is OK and nothing too serious.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

What have you done?

Had a reaction to something , look like a cherry red Michelin man.

i am a bit concerned I have picked up a virus that lives in the soil up here. I had a friend die from it so don't want to take any chances .

cheers Ean

I find it abhorrent that anyone would abuse ambos/medical staff.....and it is a sad reflection upon society when we have to have tv adverts asking people not to abuse them.

Originally Posted by Gordie

I find it abhorrent that anyone would abuse ambos/medical staff.....and it is a sad reflection upon society when we have to have tv adverts asking people not to abuse them.

couldnt agree more. Our eldest daughter runs the Kidney dialysis clinic and some of the things she tells me about the abuse the nurses and her get just trying to keep people alive. Lucky I'm not doing her job.

cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Gordie

I find it abhorrent that anyone would abuse ambos/medical staff.....and it is a sad reflection upon society when we have to have tv adverts asking people not to abuse them.

I was punched,kicked,slashed,spat on,almost run over and had my family threatened when I was an Ambo,now I'm becoming an RN. Pat

Hope all turns out well Ean.....

I couldn't agree more about the emergency staff and the crap they have to endure to do their job.

I have huge respect for them, I don't think I could take it without bouncing back pretty hard....