Comments on: Ten hours in the ER http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/ten-hours-in-er.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/ten-hours-in-er.html/comment-page-1#comment-75582 Anonymous Wed, 30 May 2007 11:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/ten-hours-in-the-er.html#comment-75582 In Louisiana, it is quite common for people to spend days in the ER. In Louisiana, it is quite common for people to spend days in the ER.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/ten-hours-in-er.html/comment-page-1#comment-75524 Anonymous Mon, 28 May 2007 16:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/ten-hours-in-the-er.html#comment-75524 Maybe market forces should determine care in the ER. First onw to the counter with a 1,000$ bill gets seen first. Maybe market forces should determine care in the ER. First onw to the counter with a 1,000$ bill gets seen first.

]]> By: Ambulance Driver http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/ten-hours-in-er.html/comment-page-1#comment-75509 Ambulance Driver Sun, 27 May 2007 18:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/ten-hours-in-the-er.html#comment-75509 I can assure you, if he had come in by ambulance, and was not appreciably sicker than those in the waiting room, he would have been triaged straight to the waiting room.<br/><br/>Too many people call the ambulance for just that reason - to be seen quicker. A majority of them are not sick enough to need emergency care of any kind.<br/><br/>The EMS system is in crisis right along with the ERs. I can assure you, if he had come in by ambulance, and was not appreciably sicker than those in the waiting room, he would have been triaged straight to the waiting room.

Too many people call the ambulance for just that reason – to be seen quicker. A majority of them are not sick enough to need emergency care of any kind.

The EMS system is in crisis right along with the ERs.

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