Identity crisis
In the ACCU (Adult Critical Care Unit) I found Tiger with 3 identity label tags on his wrists
Two wristbands were identical and accurately stated his name and date of birth. He’s the same person 2 times. Split personality? The other wristband was placed on him when he arrived, when he was unconscious and alone – they didn’t know who he was. This wristband had his date of birth as 1st January 1900 and named him after the mouth of a river – Delta
Looks like Tiger has a 3 way split personality and is looking good for being 112 years old
January 31st, 2012
Classic NHS. I’ll tell you what though, living in a country with private healthcare has really made me appreciate the NHS, despite their poor hygiene standards and general disregard for patients. The system is not a whole lot better in Germany, Doctors are competing for your custom, so in addition to being lost and renamed in a hospital, you have different specialists telling you that the previous diagnosis was completely unprofessional and as a foreigner, it’s difficult to decide who to trust. Anyway, just had to rant a bit!
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February 1st, 2012
At least you didn’t have someone come to you with a credit card machine rolled in on a little cart, and made you pay before they would treat your loved one. That is what would have happened in America…
Now, did I miss something or have you told us what happened to cause this hospital visit?
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Kay, I remember the medical-insurance-card check before treatment experience from the USA:
http://wendyhome.com/2011/06/27/bring-the-broken-arm-in-now/
I suspect that you haven’t missed anything – what happened? Tiger had an emergency and was taken to hospital. Tiger is a star in my life but he didn’t sign-up to be a blog-star. My scribbles should be understandable without knowing more details….
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