Comments on: EMERGENCY CARE: We’re Waiting Longer To See Physicians In Emergency Departments http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/16/emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Thu, 24 May 2012 07:58:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: komgs3 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/16/emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-16104 komgs3 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:31:35 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/16/emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments/#comment-16104 The statistics given in this article is really alarming. The average waiting time of 14 minutes as stated is too long for any Emergency department. It is true that every case is unique having its own rescue time. However, ideally this should not exceed 2 to 5 minutes since brain death can occur with in 2 minutes due to insufficient oxygen supply. The rising patient volumes can not be declared or accepted as an excuse for this worrying trend. I think it is the responsibility of the Hospital to find viable alternatives including adequate Staffing and Floating to tackle this serious issue. The saddest thing one can hear is that a death could have been prevented had some action been taken a minute earlier. In an Emergency Department life and death hinges on minutes and seconds. Komala RN GS3 India Pvt. Ltd www.gs3india.com The statistics given in this article is really alarming. The average waiting time of 14 minutes as stated is too long for any Emergency department. It is true that every case is unique having its own rescue time. However, ideally this should not exceed 2 to 5 minutes since brain death can occur with in 2 minutes due to insufficient oxygen supply.

The rising patient volumes can not be declared or accepted as an excuse for this worrying trend. I think it is the responsibility of the Hospital to find viable alternatives including adequate Staffing and Floating to tackle this serious issue.

The saddest thing one can hear is that a death could have been prevented had some action been taken a minute earlier. In an Emergency Department life and death hinges on minutes and seconds.

Komala RN
GS3 India Pvt. Ltd
http://www.gs3india.com

]]> By: Health Care BS http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/16/emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-13943 Health Care BS Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:11:08 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/16/emergency-care-were-waiting-longer-to-see-physicians-in-emergency-departments/#comment-13943 <strong>ER WAIT TIMES INCREASING: DUH! NO KIDDING?</strong> Single-payer zealots Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein, et al, have produced a study confirming the blindingly obvious fact that ER wait times are increasing. From 1997 to 2004, the median wait to see an ER doctor went from 22 minutes to 30 min... ER WAIT TIMES INCREASING: DUH! NO KIDDING?

Single-payer zealots Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein, et al, have produced a study confirming the blindingly obvious fact that ER wait times are increasing. From 1997 to 2004, the median wait to see an ER doctor went from 22 minutes to 30 min…

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