http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage
Do people just not get this concept?
Had to make an emergency room trip last week due to a friend having a few too many beers and hitting his head on a wall. Found the Nurses and other medicos to be very professional and understanding - they continued to monitor him even though several ambulances turned up with patients in a very bad way.
We had about a four-five hour wait before he could get properly seen to, but we thought that it was a fair enough considering it's ultimately free treatment and he was looked after pretty well in the meantime.
But seriously, the behaviour of some of the people we were waiting with was downright disgusting. Not just the usual drunks and drug addled you no doubt get on friday night, but perfectly sober middle aged people abusing (and getting physical with) nurses because their (assumedly) minor complaints weren't being given priority over people who were in far worse condition.
Full credit to the ER staff at SCGH for maintaining professionalism in the face of such shitty behaviour.
Triage (pronounced /ˈtriɑʒ/) is a process of prioritizing patients based on the severity of their condition.
Do people just not get this concept?
Had to make an emergency room trip last week due to a friend having a few too many beers and hitting his head on a wall. Found the Nurses and other medicos to be very professional and understanding - they continued to monitor him even though several ambulances turned up with patients in a very bad way.
We had about a four-five hour wait before he could get properly seen to, but we thought that it was a fair enough considering it's ultimately free treatment and he was looked after pretty well in the meantime.
But seriously, the behaviour of some of the people we were waiting with was downright disgusting. Not just the usual drunks and drug addled you no doubt get on friday night, but perfectly sober middle aged people abusing (and getting physical with) nurses because their (assumedly) minor complaints weren't being given priority over people who were in far worse condition.
Full credit to the ER staff at SCGH for maintaining professionalism in the face of such shitty behaviour.