how long have you waited in the emergency department/room before being seen by a doctor?
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how long have you waited in the emergency department/room before being seen by a doctor?
I fractured my arm like twenty years ago, but don't remember having to wait particularly long. Otherwise I haven't had to go to the hospital much. I almost fractured it a second time, but as it turned out I had bruised my radial bone. I didn't have to wait very long (this was in like 2001). I've had two ultrasound scans, but they were by appointment. I did have to wait a couple of weeks for those, and more recently I had to wait up to two weeks for a doctors appointment.
I have never personally been in for an emergency. Worst i've done is sprain my wrist!
Waited with Grandad for a few hours in A&E a couple of times.
when i was 5 or 6, (2003) my brother threw a high heel to my forehead and opened a huge gash in my head. had to hold a paper towel to my head while we waited for about 2 hours for the doctor to put stitches on my forehead. still have the scar :l
I've only been to A&E once and that's cause I took an accidentally overdose. I was only waiting about half an hour in the waiting room, but I had to wait around a lot after that for blood tests, for tablets to work, my IV to be put in, I had an x-ray and then to be taken to the room I was staying in as I was kept in for 3 nights.
5-10mins cause well I make it all happen fast cause I never shut up LOL plus its usually me having the surgeries so tick tock lol then I stay overnight and I'm out the next day.
About five - six hours, I believe. My dog pulled over my other half at the time and tore the ligament in his arm and fractured his wrist.
Never really had an experience of waiting in ER. However, I do think doctors sorts things good enough and hopefully people would be understanding why some are being treated earlier than others regardless of what time they come in at.