Flu cases fill emergency rooms
And, like clockwork, the news story about flu cases crowding emergency rooms is slotted in, as it is every year around the holidays.
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EmilyG 10:13 on 2018-12-25 Permalink
As an aside, I like Global’s website, because my ad blocker means that there won’t be autoplaying videos to startle me.
But yeah, it sucks to get sick around this time of year. It seems I’m always sick at this time. I thought I just had a cold this time, but it looks like bronchitis. Again.
Kate 10:25 on 2018-12-25 Permalink
EmilyG, I hope you feel better soon.
EmilyG 10:29 on 2018-12-25 Permalink
Thanks. And Merry Christmas!
Bill Binns 12:49 on 2018-12-26 Permalink
I don’t understand what people hope to accomplish by going to an ER with the flu. Is the treatment ever anything other than “rest, fluids, aspirin”?
I suppose there are exceptions for the elderly or people that otherwise have compromised health but I suspect a lot of these people are clogging up the ER just to get a note to give to their employer.
Kate 13:29 on 2018-12-26 Permalink
Well yeah, if you need that note, you need it. I agree it’s nuts to drag yourself out of bed when sick and go to an ER where you risk passing the thing to other people, but I don’t think most doctors are willing to diagnose over the phone or web.
Uatu 17:35 on 2018-12-26 Permalink
the news says to call 811 to talk to a nurse, but it’s pretty obvious if you have the flu; you’re so dizzy you can’t even stand up. A Dr’s. Note costs 16-20$ at a clinic so I guess the ER is cheaper….
JP 21:38 on 2018-12-26 Permalink
Also many so-called walk-in clinics are not really walk-in anymore. You have to book your appointment on-line or by phone the day before at some designated time (and spots fill up fast). I have been trying to do this for a non-flu reason (as I have no family doctor) and it can be pretty hard to get an appointment. I saw a lot of “walk-ins” turned away at the Westmount Square clinic the other day. It’s a mess. I almost ended up going to the ER for my non-urgent issue because I couldn’t get a “walk-in” appointment anywhere. So, if you end up sick with the flu and need a note, a “walk-in” clinic might not really be that helpful if you can’t get an appointment.
Kate 09:35 on 2018-12-27 Permalink
JP: this is true. I’ve had a receptionist tell me, deadpan, “Vous ne pouvez pas venir à la clinique sans rendez-vous sans un rendez-vous.”