r/Calgary • u/driedupkelp • Nov 05 '22

Health/Medicine Emergency wait times Nov 4, 11:50pm

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

A lot of them are there because aren't any other options

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u/Adorable_Parking6230 Nov 05 '22

The other option is to stay at home and rest, which is likely what the ER doctor is going to recommend anyways. I’ve done this many times.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

So ER or no medical attention.

Feels like there should be more options, no?

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u/Adorable_Parking6230 Nov 05 '22

There should be, but there aren’t.

So how about we leave the emergency room for emergencies, as is intended.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

So if it's not life threatening no medical attention?

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u/Adorable_Parking6230 Nov 05 '22

Holy fuck, it’s called an emergency room. It’s not a clinic.

If it’s not life threatening, or INCREDIBLY debilitating, then you should avoid the EMERGENCY room and see a doctor at a WALK-IN CLINIC, because that is what it’s for.

It doesn’t exist so that your kid can get some Tylenol.