A recent post titled "Tips for Traveling to Save Money and Stay Overnight" has garnered a lot of attention, with bloggers claiming that big hospitals are like five-star hotels, offering attentive service and comfortable loungers. This use of the emergency department as a place to stay has sparked controversy. Is the emergency department suitable as a "hotel"? Let's hear from the experts.
A recent blog post claimed that a big hospital is like a five-star hotel, offering attentive service and comfortable loungers. This money-saving strategy has been condemned by the majority of netizens. In this regard, Wei Bing, deputy chief physician of the emergency medicine center of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said that no hospital can use the emergency department as a place to stay. Medical resources are limited, and wasting them will only affect patients who really need to be treated.
Wei Bing introduced the situation in the emergency department of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital. Although the department has a large number of medical staff, the emergency department is open 24 hours a day, and medical staff need to work in shifts, and even the end time of work is uncertain. In addition, the number of beds and medical equipment resources in the emergency department are limited. In developed countries, it is not uncommon for patients to wait for more than a decade in the emergency department.
Beds and medical equipment in the emergency department are under intense use every day, so the most valuable emergency resources should be reserved for patients who really need them. Wei Bing stressed that it is impossible for medical staff to make decisions based on the patient's wishes, but to judge whether further treatment is needed based on the patient's symptoms and examination results. The emergency department is always focused on the severity of the disease, and the patient's wishes cannot be put first.
Wei Bing explained that reclining chairs in emergency departments are usually used for infusions of emergency patients. For patients with milder disease, it is possible to go home after treatment, but some patients may have a change in their condition and need to stay in the emergency department for further management. Using the emergency department as a hotel not only takes up medical resources, but also poses a risk of cross-infection. Especially during the pandemic, this behavior is even more undesirable.
Emergency departments have limited resources, and healthcare workers are constantly overworked. In order to improve the efficiency and quality of the use of emergency resources, Wei Bing reminded people to seek medical treatment rationally and follow the principle of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. When a patient presents to the emergency department, the health care provider assigns the patient to a different area for treatment depending on the severity of the condition. We should reserve the most precious emergency resources for the patients who really need them, and avoid unnecessary waste.
As an important department of the hospital, the emergency department undertakes the mission of saving lives and helping the wounded. Some people use the emergency department as a "hotel", which is both unreasonable and a waste of medical resources. How can we make better use of emergency resources to improve the efficiency and quality of emergency departments? Please leave a comment to share your thoughts and suggestions.
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