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Just arrived in a&E
Boringly it's a small piece of tannelised wood in my eye.
How long until I get seen?
If its tannelised then you've already been treated.
PS: - just think of anything under 4hrs as a bonus. MIU nearby?
Heaven forbid A&E should prioritise emergency cases.
4 Hours at least.
Meanwhile keep refreshing to see Macattack's fail.
Have some patience, the doc has to deal with the beam in his own eye before attending to the mote in yours - that's the hippocrytic oath.
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If they have an eye casualty dept then you may be seen quickly
If its tannelised then you've already been treated.
Very good.
If there's one nearby you'll probably be quicker going to a branch of boots with an optician in house than waiting in a&e
what tech wizardry is this? for second post anyway, in response to ops question, a nice sunny easter sunday, id say 5 hours min.
qwerty wins, bravo.
Sit back, relax, observe the buffoons in the waiting room, be nice and polite to the staff once you're seen, and be grateful that the awesome service is free
Katie, my daughter, fell at work last night and dislocated her knee. The Paramedics arrived quickly and put it back in then took her to the hospital. She was just over six hours before she was first seen and a few more hours before she was ready to come home. Not a bad turn round for a Saturday night in South Yorkshire.
If there's one nearby you'll probably be quicker going to a branch of boots with an optician in house than waiting in a&e
Who will then tell you to go to A&E
Who will then tell you to go to A&E
Not in my experience
Was in an out within half an hour when I put a 5mm scratch on my eyeball. That needle though ...........
A looooooong time.
Non-serious injury.
Weekend.
Bank Holiday Weekend.
I suspect you're not going to be 'most' in their "most people seen within 4 hours" target.
Lots of fat people here with no obvious injuries. People keeping giving me funny looks as I keep winking at them. Small child has just arrived having gone over the handle bars on his bike.. Bloody cyclists.
Went to miu first but couldn't do anything but squirt me with water.. In my eye
No child with a pan on their head?
Not in my experience
Good to hear, my optometrist would have referred you.
No old codger with his todger in a hoover?
Been triaged.. My requests for morphine were declined.
Good to hear, my optometrist would have referred you.
I don't have an optometrist. But getting annoying bits of wood in the eye is a bit of an occupational hazard in my line of work. If an opticians is on the way to a&e we'd go there first.
In and out in 15 minutes. Never been turned away or referred on. Parking usually easier in retail parks too.
I don't have an optometrist. But getting annoying bits of wood in the eye is a bit of an occupational hazard in my line of work.
Ah, one of the "too experienced to use eye protection" brigade... 😉
Sometimes the offending article is in the eye protection before put it on.
Goggles and glasses are fine for protecting against flying debris- the sort of thing you really would be heading to a&e with. But ambient grit and grot is harder to defend against.
Mac are you suggesting you shouldn't go to A&E if you get something in your eye and it's not coming out?
A&E doc always says come to A&E when it's happened to me
Been triaged.. My requests for morphine were declined.
It dilates your pupils.
All sorted! Object removed, eye stained yellow, home in time for tea
Mac are you suggesting you shouldn't go to A&E
No. I'm saying if there is an optician on the way I'd go there first. I wouldn't pass an a&e to get to boots. But I've had people seen so quickly that way even if they couldn't or wouldn't help it would make next to no time difference given how long we'd be sat in a&e.
If it was a serious injury then obviously that's a different story.
Was in an out within half an hour when I put a 5mm scratch on my eyeball.
Same here when i did similar in the day before Christmas Eve. Checked over at the eye clinic first thing the next morning too.
Pretty quick then. When I've taken people with eye injuries they often are fast.
My thoughts on A and E are that I'd sooner spend 4 hours in the waiting room when I visit than ever need to jump to the front of the queue.
spend a few quids on safety eye wear and save the nhs the cost of your treatment
where are you?
can we get a database of A&E waiting times?
with best /worst visiting times?
currently deciding between waiting till morning on bank hol.
I always wear eye protection after getting a metal spilnterdug out of my eyeball
It was small fragments of wood and dust that blew into my eye.. Wasn't using a power tool at the time.
if you're bothered about waiting times, then it isn't an emergency, and you're in the wrong place 8)
It was small fragments of wood and dust that blew into my eye.. Wasn't using a power tool at the time.
In many factories, safety spectacles must be worn at all times in the workshop, not just by those operating tools (who might be required to wear goggles instead for added protection), or when tools are running. It sounds like the environment in your workshop may warrant a similar approach.
Sometimes the offending article is in the eye protection before put it on.
Eye protection and respiratory protection that are dusty and dirty, usually because they are hung up in a dusty and dirty environment, usually indicate that they are not being used. They should be kept clean, be stored in a clean place, and be on the moment you step into the workshop.
like the environment in your workshop may warrant a similar approach.
I was out in the garden assembling a wooden climbing frame holding a piece of wood when a gust of wind blew dust in my eye..
I was out in the garden assembling a wooden climbing frame holding a piece of wood when a gust of wind blew dust in my eye..
I'll let you off in this instance.
Flippancy aside, I'm glad it did not take you too long to get seen and that it was not a major injury.
I'll admit I'm a bit of a hypocrite, because I do not usually wear safety specs when I am working on my bikes, but I am hoping to get a bike stand soon, and I plan on getting into the habit of putting safety specs on whenever I put a bike in the stand.
In many factories, safety spectacles must be worn at all times in the workshop, not just by those operating tools (who might be required to wear goggles instead for added protection), or when tools are running. It sounds like the environment in your workshop may warrant a similar approach.
Not everywhere is a factory and spectacles and even goggles aren't hermetically sealed - they protect you from something coming straight at you with a bit of momentum behind them. Nuisance stuff blowing around, falling off you sweaty brow, or whatever, can get behind them can get in your eyes. It happens occasionally - I've had to deal with it 3 times in the last 25 years.
not so much botheredby waiting times, more interested if its quicker at milton keynes than bedford etc.
When I had a bit of metal inmy eye I was wearing goggles
Couple of months ago I waited in A&E for 2 hours before I got to triage. Thursday evening of half term. 10pm. Slow stream of customers with pans stuck on heads, drug overdoses, etc. Sign on the wall saying "we aim to see you within 15 minutes".
But what was a bit bizarre was that I'd been seen by an out of hours gp in the same building and he'd sent me to A&E with stats of 91% 02 and 120bpm. When I say the same building, I mean the entrances are 50m apart.
As an outsider it's baffling to access 111, gp phone, gp face to face, and still have to wait for 2 hours to see a nurse. And 5 minutes after sitting down with said nurse I was in resus being canulated and sticky pads shoved all over my chest. Cue 2 nights in hospital (chest infection, pneumonia, sepsis) and a very guilty wife ("its just a cough").
Care was fab. Staff fantastic.
Even the food was ok ish! But where's the joined up thinking? Really curious about the whole process really especially if the sepsis hadn't have been caught early.
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where are you?
can we get a database of A&E waiting times?
with best /worst visiting times?
currently deciding between waiting till morning on bank hol.
I always wear eye protection after getting a metal spilnterdug out of my eyeball
I wouldn't waste your time, it's a total lottery - some depts tend to be a bit better than others but for the most part they're staffed and equipped based on previous data - the 'lottery element' is weather every kid in 40 miles has had a week off putting their heads in pans or whether a coach of old people has skid off the road 30 mins before you arrived.
I've never waited longer than 10 mins, but I've been 'lucky' enough to turn up in the process of bleeding out and a few years later with suspected meningitis - didn't really seem to stop moving.
but I am hoping to get a bike stand soon, and I plan on getting into the habit of putting safety specs on whenever I put a bike in the stand.
Reeeeeeeeally? Do you put ear defenders on whenever you use a track pump too, in case they blow up?!
Broke my elbow two years ago. Tuesday morning and I went through A&E, X-ray and seen by nurse to have sling put on in less than forty fine minutes. I couldn't believe how quick it was. Brilliant staff too
I'll admit I'm a bit of a hypocrite, because I do not usually wear safety specs when I am working on my bikes, but I am hoping to get a bike stand soon, and I plan on getting into the habit of putting safety specs on whenever I put a bike in the stand.
That's a piss-take........ right?