wuximm, thank you very much for the inside info, they certainly help outsiders understand ER system in the US.
Luohua, wish you and everyone here have a peaceful Labor Day weekend
落花飘零 发表评论于
谢谢WUXIMM详尽的解释,我就不画蛇添足了。
朱珠尔,巧克力早就在我肚子里了,嘿嘿。
疯狂的华尔兹,我是星期天生日,呵呵,不过还是谢谢你了。:D
疯狂的华尔兹 发表评论于
今天应该是你的生日吧?不知道是否是今天第一个祝福你生日快乐的人,呵呵~
祝你一天心情都快乐!
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To Angelboy: anyone comes through ER, they will see triage nurse first, according to the urgency, divided to 1. shock room, there is no waiting time for those going to shock room, usually are true emergency, such as pt's vital signs are not stable, Asthma attack, heart attack or Gun shot wound, overdose,etc. Sometime, when ambulance is on the way to hospital, doctors and nurses are notified ahead of time, "46yr pt suffered roll over car accident and CPR in progress, 5 minutes away from hospital...", all personnel will stand-by in the shock room waiting for pt's arrival. 2. Check room, for those less life threatenning situations, such as: chest pain, fever, HTN urgency, lacerations,seizure etc. more stable pts. 3. urgent care, non life threatening situations, such as cough, cold, urinary tract infection, emergency contraceptice, STD, etc. So, most pts are not true emergence, they will have to wait for a while, usually there are only 1-3 physicians working in ER depending on how big the hospital is. Everyone should have a PCP, their pages are on 24/7, you should talk to your PCP first, then decide if you need to go to ER or f/u in clinic next day. It is very important that you establish the relationship with a PCP by doing yearly check up so forth, so you know who to call when you need help. Another point, in this country, ER are abused by a lots of non-insured pts, drug seekers, etc, it is a very complicated place.