Hi Drivesafe,
I am glad that your wife is on the mend now. But I am very sorry to hear you have been treated like that. It does not increase one's faith in the medical system. But in defence of them, there are many people who go inito emergency for any little thing at all. It is these people and also the shortage of resources who hinder the system from treating people like your wife.
Some years ago now, my mother took her grandson into a hospital in Darwin, very high temp, delirious, etc etc. Been up with him all night, with cold baths, ice packs etc. Went into the hospital at 08:00. He was seen at 22:30
. given a panadol and told to go home! Another sleepless night and the doctor saw him the next day. He phoned the hospital infront of my mother and abused the ______ out of them. he was not impressed at all.
A while ago I heard on the early ABC news that a man had died in the waiting room of a hospital in Victoria. I cannot remember where though. Heart attack apparently. However it was only mentioned once. I suspect that they were told to pull it off the news.
So yes things could be improved a bit. Nothing much has changed though.
I had a serious burn on my foot once. (The skin had come off entirely) Went into the hospital. the nurse a quick look at it and said to go home and just wrap gladwrap around it as it was not serious
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Went to another hospital, and where I knew the head of casualty. She read the riot act to me for not comming in sooner. (It would have been about 18 hours since the accident).
In Switzerland it has gone to the stage that, if you need a doctor after hours you call the police first, they take the message, symptoms and the Dr calls you back. So much abuse has gone on (as well as muggings for drugs)
Hospitals will see emergency cases but they do not like to do that. It is generally preferred that a Dr see you first, then he sends you to hospital if need be.
Originally Posted by gruntfuttock
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