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Vam:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---Helen, I guess that was a worrying time for you (Nominated for 'Understatement Of The Year' there)
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You could say that :wink: , we thought he was having a coughing fit/asmatha attack, phoned NHS hot line who heard him and called the paramedic
From when he woke up to not really breathing was about 15 minutes
Not something I wish to repeat ever again :roll:
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I know exactly what you mean about the drunken louts (to put it mildly!) that infect A&E's across the country.
Sadly it's 'Catch 22' with them.
Do you make them sit & wait, potentially causing chaos?
Or see to them & kick them out of the door in record time (preferably attached to a Policeman :twisted: )
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:lol: padded holding bays?
Well these kids were so out of it they needed medical help :shock:
Maybe Im old before my time, (I was young once to and have been rather drunk on more than one occasion :wink: ) But theres something seriously wrong if a 14 year old girl has alcoholic poisoning, I really feel there is a case here for the parents to stump up the medical bill,
Like I said Al was fine by the time we got to the hospital, he was given more medicine on arrival and was his usual self. the 6 hour wait to be told 'yeah he's fine go home' was frustrating (though at the same time I was glad to be there for a couple hours 'just in case'
Some parents actually gave up and went home - which begs the question should they have been there in the first place?
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One of our Nurses was smacked in the face & throat a couple of weeks ago on nights & the assailant is probably going to jail, unless she's got a 'Bleeding Heart (on Legal Aid) Lawyer'
"Poor little Sally had a deprived childhood M'Lord, she's not responsible"
And the Magistrate says; "Bo**ocks! 2 months in Jail"
That's the way to do it :lol:
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Im with you on this one, One of my friends was an IC nurse, and they had problems with violent paitients relatives.
She's a district nurse now.
Gald to hear Amelias out and eating chocolate. :lol:
Luke:
Very nice when you have strings to pull, unfortunately few people are able to do this.
A couple of years back my wife was assaulted in the street. She was taken to hospital in an ambulance and deposited at A&E with suspected concussion.
Triaged within a blistering 2 hours (which took us up to 10pm).
We then proceeded to wait, and wait, and wait. Eventually after 10 hours we gave up and went home.
To say we weren't impressed, was an understatement.
I'm glad in your case that the child was able to be seen quickly. Just because we have had awful experience with the NHS, doesn't mean we wish it on anyone else.
dracula:
There is a hyperbaric chamber at Plymouth, has been for many years,
probably because of H.M.Dockyard, H.M.S. Drake + Raleigh and various
other Service establishments.
As to being fast tracked thru' A+E , BTM ,you tell me what other
perks do us N.H.S. staff get :?: :?: ....none.
Paul.
Bush Tucker Man:
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As to being fast tracked thru' A+E , BTM ,you tell me what other
perks do us N.H.S. staff get :?: :?: ....none.
Paul.
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Well......
Erm...
Let me think........
None actually......
Even the NHS tea is cr*p, so I buy my own (Yorkshire Tea) tea-bags.
They even charge us to park on our own Hospital grounds!!! :shock:
Still the permit does allow me to park at the other Hospitals in the trust;
Pontefract, Dewsbury, Clayton & White Rose House (management types).
Clayton & 'WRH' are both within 'spitting distance' of the city centre so come in handy at times on a weekend :lol:
The other advantage (at our Hospital) is a good amount of Non-Clinical Specialities, so if I need the advice of a Plumber, Electrician, Joiner, Painter, General Engineer, IT/PC 'bod', Gardener, etc..... all I have to do is ask the relevant person :D
We've also got one of the WYMAS garages on site for servicing/repairing Ambulances, staff can use it for their own vehicles as well.
It's not an exorbitant hourly rate either (do MoT tests as well)
dracula:
So you have to pay to park as well. That is if you can find a space :twisted:
We also have the Estates who are pretty good at helping,
in fact the electronic guys sorted my rear wiper for the princely
sum of a few £ in their tea boat.
Sadly the local ambulance no longer do staff cars due to staff cutbacks :cry:
Still if you ever need blood let me know :wink:
Paul.
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