Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html#comment-52645 Anonymous Wed, 04 May 2005 05:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18231.html#comment-52645 I brought my newborn son to the ER last week after two late-night episodes of projectile vomiting. It took 15 minutes before the triage nurse showed up at the desk. Is that normal in Canada? The last time I was in the ER (when I was in labour), I had to wait almost 10 minutes.<br/><br/>Granted, once I actually saw the triage nurse (both cases), my son and I were seen quickly. But shouldn't the triage nurse always be at the desk? How can they triage properly if there is no one there to do it? I brought my newborn son to the ER last week after two late-night episodes of projectile vomiting. It took 15 minutes before the triage nurse showed up at the desk. Is that normal in Canada? The last time I was in the ER (when I was in labour), I had to wait almost 10 minutes.

Granted, once I actually saw the triage nurse (both cases), my son and I were seen quickly. But shouldn’t the triage nurse always be at the desk? How can they triage properly if there is no one there to do it?

]]> By: Carstenhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html#comment-52598 Carsten Mon, 02 May 2005 06:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18231.html#comment-52598 Sorry, anonymous, I too have worked in an ED. Actually Triage occasionally... <br/><br/>If a child has one episode of vomiting /diahrrea the day before (at least that is how I read the article, and doesn't look <i>sick</i> (which is a sense/gut feeling you get after seeing thousands of patients), that hardly qualifies as an emergency, and they will be sitting in the waiting room for a while. If the child is so dehdrated/electrolytes are so out of whack that they are lethargic, then yes, they would be seen quickly. The reporting in this article didn't seem like this was the case.<br/><br/>See my comments <a HREF="http://www.subaquasternalrubs.com/archives/2005/04/30/two-year-old-dies-in-ed-waiting-room/" REL="nofollow">here</a>. Sorry, anonymous, I too have worked in an ED. Actually Triage occasionally…

If a child has one episode of vomiting /diahrrea the day before (at least that is how I read the article, and doesn’t look sick (which is a sense/gut feeling you get after seeing thousands of patients), that hardly qualifies as an emergency, and they will be sitting in the waiting room for a while. If the child is so dehdrated/electrolytes are so out of whack that they are lethargic, then yes, they would be seen quickly. The reporting in this article didn’t seem like this was the case.

See my comments here.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html#comment-52595 Anonymous Mon, 02 May 2005 00:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18231.html#comment-52595 sorry, but i work in an ER, and anytime an infant or toddler is brought in, they have 1st priority and are quickly brought back and seen by the MD. while we do lose track of people sometimes in the hectic shuffle that is a metro ER, the elderly and children are given priority. sorry, but i work in an ER, and anytime an infant or toddler is brought in, they have 1st priority and are quickly brought back and seen by the MD. while we do lose track of people sometimes in the hectic shuffle that is a metro ER, the elderly and children are given priority.

]]> By: Darrenhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html#comment-52581 Darren Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18231.html#comment-52581 Indeed, this is tragic, but I don't think it necessarily reflects a failure of the medical system. I'm no doctor, but those symptoms don't sound life-threatening, and an hour is an acceptable length of time to wait. Indeed, this is tragic, but I don’t think it necessarily reflects a failure of the medical system. I’m no doctor, but those symptoms don’t sound life-threatening, and an hour is an acceptable length of time to wait.

]]> By: Grahamhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/2-year-old-died-in-his-fathers-arms.html#comment-52580 Graham Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18231.html#comment-52580 10 bucks says somebody uses this as evidence that Canada has a terrible health care system. 10 bucks says somebody uses this as evidence that Canada has a terrible health care system.

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