Comments on: A 33-year old man with chest pain http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html/comment-page-1#comment-81491 Anonymous Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/a-33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html#comment-81491 Girlvet, even us non-medical peole understand that chest + arm pains means EKG. How is it that you think a qualified RN would just over look this? This is human life, not a sick bird. Girlvet, even us non-medical peole understand that chest + arm pains means EKG. How is it that you think a qualified RN would just over look this? This is human life, not a sick bird.

]]> By: girlvet http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html/comment-page-1#comment-81484 girlvet Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/a-33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html#comment-81484 I think doctors should spend some time in triage sometime and see how crazy it can get...it will give you a whole new perpspective. I am not justifying this triage nurses decision, but this is an example of what can happen in an ER that hasn't got enough beds or staff to care for the patients. I think doctors should spend some time in triage sometime and see how crazy it can get…it will give you a whole new perpspective. I am not justifying this triage nurses decision, but this is an example of what can happen in an ER that hasn’t got enough beds or staff to care for the patients.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html/comment-page-1#comment-81478 Anonymous Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/a-33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html#comment-81478 Now now, watch out or Nurse K and the ER hens will hunt you down. Now now, watch out or Nurse K and the ER hens will hunt you down.

]]> By: KoKo http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html/comment-page-1#comment-81458 KoKo Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/a-33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html#comment-81458 "it is imperative triage nurses get recertification often enough so this wont happen."<br/><br/>Will this "recertification" also include a section called<br/>"COMMONSENSE"? “it is imperative triage nurses get recertification often enough so this wont happen.”

Will this “recertification” also include a section called
“COMMONSENSE”?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html/comment-page-1#comment-81450 Anonymous Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/a-33-year-old-man-with-chest-pain.html#comment-81450 about the gentleman who dropped dead outside an emergency room after waiting for 3 hours with chest pain. it is imperative triage nurses get recertification often enough so this wont happen. sometimes it aint the doctors fault, he may have never even known the patient was there. about the gentleman who dropped dead outside an emergency room after waiting for 3 hours with chest pain. it is imperative triage nurses get recertification often enough so this wont happen. sometimes it aint the doctors fault, he may have never even known the patient was there.

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