Why is it when ever someone has the little health prob. they run to the er?

Question

that is the reason why the waiting time is so long.

Answer 1

Not me, I can't afford it! I just go to the store and buy something over the counter!

Answer 2

Alot of reasons have been addressed. Some additional ones: !) They don't have money for co-pays with regular docs
2) It's a fast food society, baby, 'Fix me now, fix me fast."
3) They are impatient and don't want to wait (what a joke!)
4) they believe their problem REALLY is an emergency!
5) They are visting someone and decided they should get checked up too! (no joke!)
6) They want drugs
7) They are lonely, they are attention seeking

Answer 3

Good question
After 31 years in nursing I still ask that question? The answers I have come up with is abuse of the system and or some people have very low pain tolerance and truly feel they need to seek medical attention even if it means waiting.

Answer 4

I had the pleasure '?' to spend 8 hours in ER and it was a real eye opener. I was sat next to a male who told me he had been involved in a car accident and he was covered in blood. Five hours later he exploded told me he had self-inflicted the wounds with a razor. He feels his Father never loved him. Opposite was alcoholic sobering up. Then a female with bottle of caustic soda child proof cap arrived with three year old. Handed Child and bottle to Doc and then left. Twenty minutes later the Doc came out to look for the Mum, she was gone. A Tourist who woke with a crick in her neck, was worried because she has 'disc' problem. Another Tourist who woke with a rash on his hands, needed a translator, who was drop dead lovely and it seems to me he was falling for the translator, a date in ER! Few kids that had fallen, Parents concerned over lumps, bumps and cuts. Then at 3pm, no kidding they all opened various bags and out came food and drink for the kids, felt as if I was at a picnic, rather then ER. Then a elderly male walked in and collapsed? His wife arrived after parking the car, 20 minutes and asked me where her husband was as he was having chest pains from 3am that morning. Various Ambulances from Private Nursing Homes, with Patients who were ill, needed treating. One man with a letter, he was told this was ER and he need to see the Orthopedic Surgeon no way ER could fast track a hip replacement. One female with leg in plaster, was concerned as she was still in pain! I was their by invite, was told to return Monday, having been their Saturday ER was empty, and they had no x-ray, ultrasound technicians available. At 4.30pm I saw a Doc who arranged for me to return Tuesday morning. My acute onset lower abdominal pain, was not diagnosed, having entered the system via ER. I eventually paid for a MRI and within two weeks the problem was Discs bulges and my GP started morphine treatment. Personally I think it is lack of education. Treatment, they came, they left reassured, but no treatment. The self inflicted had to wait until the alchol level in his blood was zero they took hourly blood tests. The rash, nothing, the crick in neck, nothing, the heart attack admitted and as for the 3 years old a Caustic Soda, she was now in free kindergarden.

Answer 5

A lot of people lack health insurance and don't have a primary doctor.

Answer 6

With HMO's you'll atleast be seen the same day versus a month from the day you called.

Answer 7

I think people do not know what is wrong with them or it is the weekend and their PCP says to go to the ER. I know mine does that.

Answer 8

Because the HMO gives you an appointment a month out.

Answer 9

Because by law, they are forced to treat you whether or not you have health insurance.