Comments on: The Wait of Death http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/ A blog from inside the emergency department Thu, 23 May 2013 06:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: WhiteCoat http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6742 WhiteCoat Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:50:34 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6742 Good article. Thanks!

]]> By: k http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6741 k Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:42:52 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6741 Man dies awaiting treatment in University of Chicago Medical Center ED

University of Chicago Medical Center layoffs:

]]> By: k http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6740 k Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:28:46 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6740 This article has a good explanation of the differences between the US and Japanese systems of ambulance transport and ED admissions/refusals:
Western Journal of Emergency
Medicine, Vol 9, Issue 3, 2008, Article 10 – Issues and Solutions in Introducing Western Systems to the Prehospital Care System in
Japan by Tetsuji Suzuki.

]]> By: WhiteCoat http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6738 WhiteCoat Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:22:57 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6738 Sorry to hear about the job loss. Good luck finding a new spot.

]]> By: Dahc http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6736 Dahc Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:03:35 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6736 I wouldn’t be surprised to find out if the UChicago Hospital story is true; they’re currently going through some MAJOR problems. I know, I was just laid off today.

]]> By: BlackSails http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/02/the-wait-of-death/#comment-6729 BlackSails Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:25:07 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=2028#comment-6729 I dont see your email anywhere, but I thought you might find this interesting: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece

The autism-MMR link wasnt just the result of bad statistics – the data was made up.

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