'Walking well' flood hospitals with -- or without -- flu symptoms
A runny nose. A cough. A sore throat. And even pork eaten a week ago. Hospitals like Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, California, set up triage tents to handle overcrowding After a week of headlines about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, many emergency rooms and hospitals are crammed with people, many of whom don't need to be there.The visits by the "worried well" have triggered concerns of overburdening the nation's hospitals and emergency departments, several health care professionals told CNN.This week, some hospitals saw record numbers of patients. A few emergency departments shut down to paramedics because of overcrowding. "We have had a lot of nervous patients with minimal respiratory tract symptoms," said Dr. Mark Bell, principal of Emergent Medical Associates, which operates 18 emergency departments in Southern California. "It has caused significant amount of delays in emergency care. They're all walking well." (CNN)
This is why I am pissed about how the whole SWINE FLU(yes I said it!) was originally handled and brought to the public attention! Thank you News media and Government for causing a mass hysteria among the American people!
Unless you have worked in an ER and know how fucking annoying it is to get a rush of idiots in, you can and never will fully understand the frustration behind disgruntle nurses, doctors and other health care professionals. Given, its no excuse for some of their behavior.
I give an exception to the rule of "DON'T COME IN BEFORE SEEING YOUR PRIMARY" to children. Don't take chances with your child if they are sick. I wouldn't with mine.
But grow adults... come on... seriously! Ive have a runny nose, cough and headache, what did I do? I went and made an appointment to see my doctor. Do I have swine flu???!!! NO! And neither do YOU! So get the hell out of the ER and go see your regular doctor and leave the ERs open for people who really need it!!! Morons!
K Im done. I read this and I just had to get it off my chest.
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