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Originally posted by Bernard:
Here's what I don't get: The child was seen by a physician; why is he telling them to go to ER? If my doctor told me to go to ER for checkups I'd ask him what the freak his job was all about. ER is for emergencies, these people had already seen a doctor. What gives?
When my gall bladder went, I saw the GP. She said pretty much this: “go get in your car and drive straight to the ER. Don’t go home first.” I saw nothing wrong with that.
And the ER doc said it was a good use of emergency services.
