Ebola Excuse being used now...

It's just the excuse for right now. You should know this as a medic.
Disgusting... yes.
Inconsiderate of others. Yes. Now the healthy one will have to be screened. And live in fear for that time.
Healthcare providers will now be on watch for months to come ( depending on what mystery disease they spout off ). and have to get blood drawn for a while.

Inconsiderate to the sick and dying....
They are now inconvenienced in valuable time, care and much needed golden hour drugs in some cases.

Inconsiderate of the cost it takes to clean in house and whatever else they came near..

I hate these kinds.

They learn that all it takes is a phrase or wording to get faster care.
1. I have chest pain...... when they just want antibiotics for a cough
2. I have a Hx ( history )of heart attacks when the do not.
3 I have HTN ( high blood pressure ) and and and and I I I I I I I I I I

people learn to play the triage game.
Some people will go as far as call an Ambulance complaining of chest pain... when there trying to be seen faster for Knee pain and can get an E.R. room on arrival.......

I seen a lot of BS........

Eventually you get smart...
The E.R. will notice the frequent flyers and request to stop in triage first to check the patient over to be sure it's non life threatening. And if it's not. Have them sign in and wait in the lobby till called.

a reply to: Boscov
Thanks Tinker,

Bos im not sure which exact one we have. I couldn't get a good fit with small or medium, but hey they passed me lol. Im clean shaven and not overweight. I may have to look into purchasing a box online. At the same time, I have a little boy. If I suspected a patient with this stuff, I quit. The county commissioner could have my 16.00 an hour along with the longevity they took from everyone this year.

a reply to: Bigburgh
Ya im used to the chest pain 10/10 with breathing problems and history of MI. Get them in the truck and find out its bogus. She didnt come in by us though, so im assuming walk in. We pretty much know most of the regulars. We have a few shelters here though which always have new ones coming in. I wonder if she was from there.

If we encode ambulatory, they go straight to the waiting room. Its kind of our code word for bull#.

a reply to: LoverBoy


Lol

I would have died laughing if the CDC quarantined her whole family and they had to stay inside for 21 days. Joke would be on them.

I was going to use the Ebola excuse to get out of making dinner and doing the dishes, but I suspect my husband is on to me.

I don't know that she should be charged. Sorry, but there are more important things than people lying about their child having Ebola. I mean, we all knew people would start doing this.


It sucks that she lied, though.


Maybe people wouldn't lie in order to be seen faster if people stopped lying about what they needed, in general. E.R.s should not be housing drunken people who come in because they can't walk home. Or people who are just looking for drugs, etc.

So the other guy gets arrested for making a joke (in poor taste) about Ebola in the casino, but this B***h gets? What? God I hate people.

Lil