Scalpel's Theory of Relativity
I try to see really old patients and those with terminal diseases as quickly as possible, because when someone doesn't have long to live, every minute counts. A 10 minute wait to them is like hours for us.
I also try to see screaming babies as quickly as possible, because I don't like listening to screaming babies. I prefer that they scream at home, where hopefully their parents love them enough to tolerate their screaming. A screaming baby does not necessarily represent an emergency. To me, however, it does.
I also try to see screaming babies as quickly as possible, because I don't like listening to screaming babies. I prefer that they scream at home, where hopefully their parents love them enough to tolerate their screaming. A screaming baby does not necessarily represent an emergency. To me, however, it does.
Labels: perception, time
posted by scalpel at 9:33 AM
3 Comments:
Old people always have something wrong with them, and if they're only 80% there mentally, their "vague" problem might be "vague" only because they aren't able to quite understand WTF I'm asking or are minimizing.
A reasonable approach. I think the other patients and staff in the ED probably appreciate the decrease in noise when you discharge, or transfer, the screaming baby.
I think some people are negligent in not medicating their sick children with Tylenol or Motrin before bringing them to the ER/Urgent Care with the hope that a screaming child will get seen sooner than the others. I see this as child abuse and it makes me crazy because I feel sorry for the child but don't want to give in to the manipulative parents. Anyone else feel this way??...and if so, how do you handle it?
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