When is a blood clot an emergency?
My friend had a blood clot in her leg after surgery. She called me and asked if she should go to the emergency room. Symptoms were: shortness of breath, hard time breathing, dizziness, chest pain
Discussion Category: Emergency Medicine
Are Emergency Rooms Overcrowded?
I really wonder if there is enough room for patients in emergency rooms. I don’t know about different parts of the country. But I took my mother to the emergency room and we waited for four hours.
Will The ER See Me Immediately If I Arrive By Ambulance?
A lot of my friends have told me to take an ambulance instead of walking into the emergency room because I’ll be seen faster. Obviously, if it’s a bad injury you have to call an ambulance immediat
How Lenny Skutnik Rescued A Plane Crash Survivor
Once in a while, I watch the footage of Air Florida Flight 90 that crashed after takeoff in Washington D.C. in January 1982. My father lived close to the accident near the 14th street bridge in Washin
Insurance in an Emergency
I fell on the concrete steps when I was walking to my front door. I was carrying a large box and couldn’t see that well but the biggest culprit was my dog. He is always in a hurry to get in the hous
Why does an IV hurt?
I recently had surgery and the worst part of the surgery was getting an IV. When I first arrived in the pre-op area, my nurse was wonderful. He was friendly and explained my operation. But then he sai
Emergency gallbladder surgery
I woke up with severe pain in my abdomen and nauseous. I was sweating and had diarrhea. The normal symptoms of gallstones are nausea or vomiting, pain between shoulder blades, pain below right shoulde
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