AFox
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What??! Thats awful! |
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alexa rose
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what type of fracture was it? it all depends on why the doctor was unable to treat her. it is legal if the doctor provided transportation and pain medication. if not you could be looking at a potentional malpractice suit â™ |
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Liberalism is nihilistic
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what morons |
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pcgirl2006
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I doubt it's illegal although it should be.
Highly poor judgement! |
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CR
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Get a lawyer fast!! Don't sign anything from Hospital till you have a lawyer. |
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Hannah R
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I don't think it's necessarily illegal, but it's most definately unacceptable. That little girl should've gotten proper treatment right away. |
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T H
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NO!!! |
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shroty
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NO!!!!! |
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hovering
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That is a complicated question and depends on whether or not the treatment facilities were non-profit or private. You didn't say whether or not she went to the emergency room or an urgent care clinic. I cant imagine what facility wouldnt be able to treat a fracture??? |
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butterfliesRfree
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I don't know where you live and that could make a difference but I don't think the hospitals near me are permitted to turn people away for any reason. I don't know how "illegal" it is but it sure as hell is HORRIBLE. I'd, at the very least, file a formal complaint -- with all involved. |
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Funkstar
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yes its legal unfortunately but its only illegal if they ignore the girl then the parents/guardians could sue the hell out of the hospital |
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sharmel
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I don't know about the strict letter of the law, but the real point is, was it reasonable, ethical, and right, and the answer is no, no, and no. It's downright outrageous, and unfortunately it happens not infrequently that some of the people involved in this kind of situations did NOT behave as they should have, and exercised, at best, appalling disregard for the welfare of a sick patient; at worst, aggregious bad judgement that would meet the criterion of patient neglect, and I think a good lawyer might possibly make a case on that basis. If I were that child's parents, I would certainly make a point of consulting an attorney who deals with "medical misbehaviours" and see whether he thinks there are good grounds to go after the hospitals, and the medical personnel involved.
Whether there would be a chance for punitive damages, of course, would depend entirely on whether or not it could be shown that the final outcome of the child's fracture was less successful than it might have been had the child been attended to more expeditiously. But the main purpose of going after those involved, I think, would be to publicize their behaviour in a way that might force them to review their whole policy for handling situations like this. One way to make them straighten up and fly right is to bring their actions to the notice of the public. |
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Cory E
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no this is one reason i don't go to them |
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icosrwala
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Unfortunatly not its ridiculous.As long as it isnt life threarening you can be made wait for ages.I broke my leg playing hockey and I had to wait 8 hours the pain was severe |
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little_momma89
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Welcome to the real world,a lot of thing's are not legal but it is done anyways |
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WooleyBooley again
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No but that's the way it is now. Everyone is afraid they will get sued. My experience:
I was in Myrtle Beach, SC at a sales meeting. I lived in Los Angeles. My nine year old son fell on a rusty fence post. I had given our neighbor everything except one thing for an emergency-a WRITTEN PERMISSION LETTER SIGNED BY ME for her to make any decisions if an accident occurred.
He had to wait hours while they got hold of me, needed stitches and wouldn't treat him until they talked to me. It was 2:00 AM EDT when they found me. This was in 1989 !!! |
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oplsjames
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Without knowing what the care providers charted, it is difficult to make educated guesses, but I'd have to say, "Yes." If the injuries are beyond the scope of the facility and staff. Often with children there are many more considerations besides pain. Since a 6yo is still growing, growth plates must be considered during treatment of fractures nearby. Also, it is much easier to do nerve damage to a 6yo. It's always better to wait until optimum treatment is available, if waiting won't cause more damage than treatment. Although distressing, pain in and of itself is not permanently damaging. |
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steppage
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no it's not illegal, but it would have been nice if they could at least have given her pain meds or something. poor thing. |
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warrior mama
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where did this girl live.. if ;you live in a country that has sub standard health care any way then thissounds normal... i live in Canada so i would think this child would not have to wait 5/6 hours.. |
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conim2002
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Emergency will usually call you in to evaluate you as soon as possible, take your vital signs and then continue to check your vital signs every 30 minutes until you can be seen by a physician.
Many emergency wards are over crowded, but they still have a system in play to check vital signs and view the patient at least every 30 minutes.
The emergency ward employees are trained to look for the three "B" s. Breathing....Bleeding....and Break. Treated in that order. |
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rickygodbey
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I don`t think it is a question of legality . It is probably a question of were they qualified to theat the child . I waited in the ER at Parkland in Dallas with 23 fractures to both legs it only took 26 hours to be admitted. |
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tess
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No, it's not illegal. Unfortunately things like that happen.
My son was in a car accident, he broke his femur. The accident was @ 6:30 a.m. He had surgery that night @ 7:00 p.m.
Broken bones usually aren't life threatening. If more serious cases were happening at the hospitals, they would (and should) go first. In my sons case, no orthopedic surgeons were available until the evening. It made for a very unpleasant day, but he's no worse for wear.
I hope they at least gave her some painkillers
I should add too, that all hospitals rate the patients as they are admitted. There's a pecking code.
My daughter was severley injured when she was ejected from a car. So was her girlfriend. Between the 2 of them they took up all emergency Dr's & nurses. The others, with broken bones waited. So they should have. The Dr's were busy trying to save 2 girls lifes. |
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yyyyyy
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that's terrible, but I doubt if anyone did anything illegal
did they at least give her a shot for the pain?? |
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Megan
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That's how most hospitals are these days. If you're not knocking at death's door, they won't see you immediately. I do believe the girl should've been given something for her pain though. It's pathetic how some patients are treated now a days. |
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Tim
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They can do whatever they want. There may have been someone in there with an arm cut off or they may be trying to resesitate another 5yr old. Your problems arent the only ones in the world. Get over it |
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hello!
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they should have at least gave her something for the pain in the meanwhile. but if you care so much why didn't you drive her else where, and your excuse cannot be it would be too far cause in 6 hours you could most likely drive to another state. don't be a lazy |
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Leslie B
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That's terrible but no, it's not illegal. |
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Stephen J.
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Go watch the movie "sicko" this happens all the time |
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amandafofanda66
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Yes, as it is not a life threatening issue. Gun shots and stab wounds and heart attacks come first. |
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jazzman
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I don't intend to be mean here, but she is quite lucky that she got treated in 6 hours. There have been young kids who have been denied treatment & were made to wait for one or two days to receive treatment... but best wishes to the child that she becomes ok. |
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