tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333602.post114000739260782510..comments2024-03-05T21:16:41.861-05:00Comments on Mark Leslie's Blog: Emergency RoomMark Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269115423777245860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333602.post-1140050196634409322006-02-15T19:36:00.000-05:002006-02-15T19:36:00.000-05:00When my youngest was 10 days old, my oldest slamme...When my youngest was 10 days old, my oldest slammed the middle's pinky finger in the back edge of a door, removing the nail & a lot of skin and who knows what else. So hubby and I called grandma to take care of the other 2 and we ran him to the hospital for finger x-rays, etc. Several hours later, we're still waiting (LATE at night) with a very tired 2 year old with a smashed finger... and I'm Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194686635071552460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333602.post-1140015461781468552006-02-15T09:57:00.000-05:002006-02-15T09:57:00.000-05:00I know all about the all-nighters in the emergency...I know all about the all-nighters in the emergency dept. When Joey was a newborn we waited over 8 hours to be seen by a doctor, during which time he lost consciousness due to dehydration (he was throwing up everything we put down in him). We were only seen when I stormed up to a nurse and announced that we were leaving because I could watch my child die at home instead of waiting there. <BR/>I Frannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567714275118746930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333602.post-1140015313857233392006-02-15T09:55:00.000-05:002006-02-15T09:55:00.000-05:00Oh ouch!! I can see the whole ugly incident repla...Oh ouch!! I can see the whole ugly incident replaying in slow motion. Poor little guy! Hope he heals up quickly.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to say about the health system. The American one isn't any better. Three kids ages 10,12,and 15 so plenty of ER trips under my belt here. I can also think back to when I had a genuine emergency (not life threatening but certainly beyond the realm of limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333602.post-1140014150279994382006-02-15T09:35:00.000-05:002006-02-15T09:35:00.000-05:00Good Mornin' Mark:I hear ya about waiting in ER, I...Good Mornin' Mark:<BR/><BR/>I hear ya about waiting in ER, I had the same experience when Nicholas tripped and hit his head off the corner of the coffee table. The huge goose egg appeared very quickly and I almost lost it. It was also in slow motion, you forget that they are still toddlers that are really wobbly at times.<BR/> <BR/>So I feel your pain, as a fellow parent especially when it feelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com