Man, 30, dies during EIGHT HOUR wait in an emergency room after going in for a rash

Mail Online ^ | 25 January 2014 | Alexandra Klausner

[tioga]

LMAO...good one. I meant to say obamacare will make our healthcare system worse.

[xone]

However if a rash appears, along with other symptoms, it’s wise not to wait around trying to diagnose it yourself, but go straight to a doctor or hospital.

True, better to die from 0bamacare in the ER than @ home. Less cleanup for the NOK.

[bicyclerepair]

Still tragic a 30 y/o man died.

However, from the looks of him, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a gunshot wound and he was low-key about it for fear of cops.

[moovova]

Rash? Symptomology of Obamacare.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

A technological means of dealing with such things might be found in a USB wall outlet. While waiting, a patient would wear a sensor around their neck, connected to this wall outlet. It would continually monitor their vitals, and if anything was amiss it would notify a nurse.

[nascarnation]

Great idea, and why not go wireless with it.

[workerbee]

Horrific.

About 15 yrs ago, my father was nearly sent home from the ER by a “doctor” who determined that he had the flu.... my mother protested vigorously. As it turned out, he’d had a stroke.

I’ve heard if you’re really concerned about what’s ailing you, call an ambulance. Something about the ER is required to see ambulance-arrivals first...?

[beandog]

There’s no way I’d wait in an ER for 8 hours for anything. The longest I’ve ever waited was an hour. I don’t go unless I’m really, really sick. There are other options than an ER.

[Nifster]

since we don’t why he died (i.e. the medical condition) it is almost impossible to comment upon. WHY would anyone go to the ER for a rash? Why not see your own doc?

[353FMG]

He was probably sitting in the ER at the end of a line of illegal (sorry, unregistered) aliens.

[353FMG]

Last stage of leprosy.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I could go into an ER waiting room, and I wouldn’t die from “lack of medical care,” because I’m not sick or injured.

If the TV was set to CNN, on the other hand... :)

[Secret Agent Man]

rash coulda been sepsis, or mrsa infection.

[miss marmelstein]

It doesn’t say where this hospital is. I would imagine one of the boroughs but I could be wrong. If he was that sick, and he was competent mentally, he should have gotten to another ER - NYC is loaded with them. Hospitals vary. I know this because my mother makes a habit of visiting ERs. No one should die in a waiting room.

[spokeshave]

Looks like the UK NHS has finally arrived in the US.

Nearly there....how about when this get implemented in the USA....the "Obamapath".....

130,000 elderly patients killed every year by ‘death pathway’, claims leading UK doctor

by Thaddeus Baklinski Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:02 EST Tags: euthanasia, patrick pullicino, uk

LONDON, June 21, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An eminent British doctor told a meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine in London that every year 130,000 elderly patients that die while under the care of the National Health Service (NHS) have been effectively euthanized by being put on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), a protocol for care of the terminally ill that he described as a “death pathway.”

Sit back and enjoy your Obamacare.

Scaled for population sizes...that gives over 750,000 euthanizing events a year in USA.

[SkyDancer]

And of course the MSM is silent on this. It’s more about how many have enrolled (but not paid) that’s important.

[steve86]

Wireless vital sign monitoring products are just coming on the market from at least two companies, now that you mention it. The wireless aspect is still waiting final FDA approval.

[ladyjane]

Actually St. Barnabas is one of the oldest hospitals in NYC. Founded around the time of the War Between the States. It was where nitrous oxygen was first used.

[steve86]

WHY would anyone go to the ER for a rash? Why not see your own doc?

Because you can end up dead quickly. See comments 20 and 33.

[Tax-chick]

Ugh, good point. I’m surprised more people don’t die from that in airports.