So in the ER, we triage patients. If we're full in the back and you are not in immediate life and death situation, you stay up front.
Well, this woman brought her daughter in for an ear ache. I was walking past the room (I forget what I was doing) when I hear this:
"We waited 25 minutes! Thank god it wasn't something serious! Imagine if we were dying. It would take 25 minutes before they could see us!"
I looked on a computer screen and she had been waiting about 25 minutes after triage (unsure of how long before triage).
Yes, you waited 25 minutes because your daughter wasn't in any danger of dying right then and there. If you were in danger, we would have moved you back to a hall cart at least.
Oh, by the way, some people wait hours to get into an ER.
Well, this woman brought her daughter in for an ear ache. I was walking past the room (I forget what I was doing) when I hear this:
"We waited 25 minutes! Thank god it wasn't something serious! Imagine if we were dying. It would take 25 minutes before they could see us!"
I looked on a computer screen and she had been waiting about 25 minutes after triage (unsure of how long before triage).
Yes, you waited 25 minutes because your daughter wasn't in any danger of dying right then and there. If you were in danger, we would have moved you back to a hall cart at least.
Oh, by the way, some people wait hours to get into an ER.
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