PROCEDURE AT THE E.R.

IS IT REALLY LONG TIME WAITING AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) in every province in BC? What's the reason behind it?

I think it has something to do with  ONLY ONE ER DOCTOR? Or the procedure takes a long time because depends on how many patients are waiting to be served or diagnose.

Let say you come in at  10 am at the ER Hospital. Patients are asked to register first. That also depends on how many are waiting to be registered.

PROCEDURE:

1. Registration of the patient

2. Patient to be ushered at the waiting room to be diagnosed by doctor, but before that the patient has to wait for blood work. The result of the blood work takes an hour if its not busy. 

3. Nurse should check the patient's vital signs: Check for temperature, check for blood pressure. height, weight, and ask the reason for checking at the E.R. ONLY if they read the health document that you are having problem with something that need extra care that the cardio will have diagnostic test in another room.

However, for whatever reason there is no procedure like this. You have to wait for another hour. Sometimes 3 hours for the doctor to see you. This is when there are only 25 patients waiting at the ER Lobby.

4. Blood work result and cardio result  arrives and been checked by doctor. The doctor has to do his job analyzing the cause of the problem. Then another blood work to confirm the test.

5. Hours passed by after 4 hours, if there is no need for alarm, the patient is allowed to go home and rest and if there's a need to change medication  then have an appointment with the cardiologist or GP. 

6. It takes 4 -6 hours for all the procedures at the ER as it depends on how many patients are waiting for diagnosis: Blood work, Cardiogram, X-Ray, MRI, Ultrasound. Patients are allowed to wait at the ER to find out the result so that ER Doctors know what to do, diagnose,  and find the cure and solution within 4-6  hours period.  It's always a case by case basis. 

For those that need surgery or immediate operation of course, such as those who were shot, stabbed or had vehicular accident of course they don't have to wait for hours and hours to be taken at the OR. They are the first to be administered with care and attention.

 ER should always have 4 ER DOCTORS per day especially on peak day or "busy days." NURSES (RN) should be able to take every patient's vital signs: Checking temperature, height, weight, blood pressure for their medical record on heir visit to the ER. That's the work of ER Nurses. They don't have to sit or stand there at the ER doing nothing. The ER Doctor must  be able to analyze the reason and cause of the problem after the results of the blood work, cardiogram, and other procedural test. The doctor must be knowledgeable in all aspects of MEDICINE otherwise find another job.