What were they thinking?

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Wow, unbelievable. How terribly sad, and imagine all of the help that woman could have been given not only from the doctors/nurses, but from all the other people in the ER waiting room.

Vette, please watch the language.... remember this is a family board!

[Vette]

^ sorries. didnt even know i had typed that. bad habit of mine.

[moosmom]

I think the one problem in ERs these days is people who are sick don't know when to go to a walk-in clinic and when it is a true emergency. When the ER gets over-crowded, triage puts the less "needy" people on a gurney in the hallway.

I worked on an ambulance for over 20 years and was also a patient in the ER. I remember bringing a run into the ER and seeing the hallways lined with occupied gurneys. Mostly were ETOH (drunk). The more serious patients were already being seen.

I remember seeing something on tv about a paraplegic who was going through airport (I think) security. Security didn't believe she was paralyzed and dumped her out of her chair to see if she'd react. She couldn't!!! It was all caught on camera!!

Some people just suck.