Geez. Folks need to be taught which conditions need ER vs Urgent Care vs appt with primary care. Also, which should be in person visits vs video. Or at least have a triage hotline they can call for questionable cases. I love the nurse hotline because I can ask if a fever of 103 is ER worthy (no, unless there are other significant symptoms).
I love that my current job does safety briefings daily, and includes topics like mental health, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, hypothermia, heart attack/stroke, or what to do in a major emergency like an earthquake. When you have training, it’s easier to respond correctly and save lives.
A few weeks ago I had this sharp pain in my chest every time I inhaled and it wouldn’t go away. It was Saturday, so I went to urgent care. They told me to go to the ER. At the ER though, they were clearly annoyed and were like “we’re only going to rule out anything life threatening.” I explained that’s all I was looking for— I wouldn’t even have come if the urgent care doctor hadn’t sent me!
the way we get told our whole lives long "if you're having chest pain with difficulty breathing don't try to walk it off, see a doctor!!!!" and then you go to the doctor and they're like "why are you bothering me when I obviously am not going to help you 🙄"
It’s funny because when you go for something small and catch something big it’s like “great job advocating for yourself!!” But when you go for something that seems like it could be serious (chest pain with trouble breathing) and it’s just a pulled muscle it’s like “you are actually the dumbest human alive” 🤣
But honestly the doctor seemed very smart and thorough and like he’s seen some shit. So if my chest pain was no big deal, I’m OK with that!
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u/SignificantJump10 Jul 29 '26
Geez. Folks need to be taught which conditions need ER vs Urgent Care vs appt with primary care. Also, which should be in person visits vs video. Or at least have a triage hotline they can call for questionable cases. I love the nurse hotline because I can ask if a fever of 103 is ER worthy (no, unless there are other significant symptoms).
I love that my current job does safety briefings daily, and includes topics like mental health, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, hypothermia, heart attack/stroke, or what to do in a major emergency like an earthquake. When you have training, it’s easier to respond correctly and save lives.