“Where the hell was the anesthesiologist or did this “outpatient surgery unit” cut costs by not even having one?”
Can’t do that. If they did, somebody’s going to prison.
The anesthesiologist, however, does not have an ambulance to transport the patient. Hence, paramedics in an ambulance are called.
I think it’s a safe bet that medical people on the scene were doing what they could before paramedics arrived, but if this girl had a severe allergic reaction, there was probably little that could be done.
My fire station was close to an area that had a lot of medical specialists. The doctors who do specialties frequently called for help. Plastic surgeons, podiatrists, dermatologists, etc., don’t deal with medical emergencies very often. I had a dermatologist get quite upset one time. He felt guilty because as a doctor, he believed he should have known what to do, but it had been years since he’d dealt with someone having a cardiac arrest.
If I understand correctly, this is why anaesthesiologists (please insert correct spelling)have the highest malpractice insurance rates.
Transport the patient where?
To the Hospital? To the ICU?
At the most advanced hospital ICU's, who are the intensivists?
Anesthesiologists.
The article did not say the paramedics gave transport. It said they gave "aid".
A few days ago there was an article about an abortionist whose patient died because the only three people in the room were the patient, himself and the non-medical office assistant.
“I think it’s a safe bet that medical people on the scene were doing what they could before paramedics arrived, but if this girl had a severe allergic reaction, there was probably little that could be done.”
So the moral of the story (besides not having plastic surgery at 18) is that you shouln’t have surgery requiring general anasthesia outside of a hospital?