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Hospital ER Staff Leaves
Collapsed Man Outside Their Door And Calls 911 Instead, Citing Patient
Safety Concerns
"Emergency Room Personnel at City
Hospital apparently aren't equipped to deal with an emergency"
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A man in a hospital gown who
collapsed just outside the emergency room door of City Hospital in
Saskatoon, Canada, was left on the ground while ER staff phoned up 911.
"There was no
attempt on their part [City Hospital ER staff] to assess the patient's
condition,
to get a gurney or back-brace to the scene, or even to rush out and
triage the patient." I prefer to use the word
"victim" instead of "patient."
When
stupid people control the hospitals
The city says this is standard
procedure. That the staff at the emergency room are
not trained to deal with medical emergencies. They
say that if the staff leave the hospital they might hurt themselves or
the victim. Better the man should die or suffer unnecessary
injury.
The Canadian Health Minister, Don McMorris, in response, says he is
going to contact Canada's 12 health regions and explain that common
sense needs to be used when following procedures. Good luck
with that!
The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Canada) 22-Apr-09
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