Emergency departments are very busy places. Emphasis must be made on the word emergency, for if you present with a non-emergency you should expect to wait. Possibly wait for a very long time.
Not even coming by ambulance will save you from waiting. This is a myth we have to debunk every now and then.
Some people full of their own self-importance don’t have time to wait. Their health took a priority to a certain point. They might wait for a period of time while continually making their presence known to triage staff.
Most triage nurses are too polite to suggest that perhaps the frequent enquiries proves the relative wellness of the patient.
Before leaving they of course let whoever they can know how disgusted they are with the system. A system that is struggling from the strain of having to deal with patients like them that aren’t an emergency case. Of course they manage to miss the irony of such a situation.
Not even coming by ambulance will save you from waiting. This is a myth we have to debunk every now and then.
Some people full of their own self-importance don’t have time to wait. Their health took a priority to a certain point. They might wait for a period of time while continually making their presence known to triage staff.
Most triage nurses are too polite to suggest that perhaps the frequent enquiries proves the relative wellness of the patient.
Before leaving they of course let whoever they can know how disgusted they are with the system. A system that is struggling from the strain of having to deal with patients like them that aren’t an emergency case. Of course they manage to miss the irony of such a situation.
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Ah, the poignant tension of a circular argument!
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