For what reasons does a person only stay hours or even 24 hrs in a hospital? A not serious bullet wound, chest pain that turns out to be nothing? List em please
2007-01-24 20:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Your question does not make much sense. But I assume you are asking why people are not given lengthy stays at a hospital ! Which is mainly due to the overwhelming cost, and space !
2007-01-24 20:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by g_man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best answer is there are multiple things, that they Will observe for 24 hours.....The rationale behind "obs" patients, is to see if there is a change in symptoms, better or worse, according to a MD 's plan......example as for chest pain they are looking for a rise in troponin I, that may not show until after 8-12 hours after the event. For the bullet wound rationale....they may watch for bleeding to develop, or for organ involvement that hasn't gotten bad enough to show at the time of exam
2007-01-24 20:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by filch_felonious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long they stay is determined by two things severity of illness and intensity of treatment. If they have an illness or injury that sounds bad but isn't really causing serious problems or they don't need a lot of treatment, ie. IV therapy or IV antibiotics...they may just keep them for 23 hours to see how they do or run tests, then determine if they need to stay longer. There is really no way to list the conditions.
2007-01-24 20:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by gatekeepers31268 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually following a head injury in which the patient lost consciousness. This is so that neuroligical observations can be carried out. Other conditions that merit 24hr admissions are cardiac problems, unexplained vomiting and suspected appendicitis. This list, however, is not exhaustive.
Best wishes, J
2007-01-24 20:25:44 · answer #4 · answered by sirjulian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a baby is usually 24 hours it there are no complications. Broken bones can be an admission that does not stay overnight.
2007-01-24 20:29:54 · answer #5 · answered by Janst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
list em, all? that'll just take forever!
to make it short: any condition where the patient is stable and he will not be expected to having any problems when being at home by himself.
(e.g. some little surgery which only required some local anesthesia).
2007-01-24 21:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by leo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly observation for a head wound.. .like a mild concussion.
Indigestion/heart burn that was mistaken for a heart attack.
Being unconscious for a period of time for no known reason.
2007-01-24 20:25:09 · answer #7 · answered by bakfanlin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If vital signs are stable and situation is under control, why take up the bed.
2007-01-24 20:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋