These are all good. But, please tell me, how does one really get taken care of by the triage team. I went in with a body temp that went up and down, pain in my abdomen, nausea, headache and weakness. I was obviously cold. In August in Alabama I walked in wrapped in a quilt! I was not sitting up, but did everything I could to lay down. It was 21 HOURS LATER before the ER began diagnosing me.
It turns out I had a serious kidney infection with possible appendicitis. I was finally admitted for 48 hours.
How can I communicate to the triage nurse that I was really sick? Obviously I said something wrong.
My son’s girlfriend had them waiting for her at the door. We just called in and said that she had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
My 85 yr old MIL was very sick Christmas day and they told her it would be at least 4 hrs to be seen. She’s probably been to the doctor less in her lifetime than 25% of the people see one in a year and when she wants to go to the emergency room, you take her.
My husband just brought her home to me and I made her some pedialite stuff and made her drink it but she probably would have recovered faster with an IV and some medication.
First, as I stated in my first reply to you, many variables may have been in play on the day you visited the ER: size of the ER, staffing, how sick the patients in the beds were at the time you visited, how crowded the waiting area was, etc.
I cannot answer for that ER or its staff. I also will not minimize your suffering. Kidney infections just plain hurt. It may have been a combination of factors.
I know you have already shared a great deal of your experiences. If you like, you can share more via personal message. I am very interested in your insight. I cannot promise that my answer will perfectly match your questions, but I do promise to answer them to the best of my knowledge and ability. Are you alright with this? I look forward to hearing from you. With warmest regard, Gunner