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Originally Posted by Cherie
The problem with A&E is so many use it like a GP clinic, if you are actually ill they whip you in pdq, I took my son about two years ago as he had severe chest pain they took him straight in (he had a collapsed lung), he had ECG, bloods everything done as quickly as humanly possible, when we came out we had to wait in the waiting area for some paperwork as he was referred on, and there were two men, one of who was complaining at reception about the wait, apparently they had similar names and one of them had gone into Triage twice...  then they said they would come back in the morning (this was about 3am) at which point the receptionist said they shouldn't be in A and E if they felt they could just leave, they were both there with back pain... I mean what are the odds of you and your mate needing A and E for backpain at the same time |
It could well be those 2 blokes with back pain, or...