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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regardless of the age, every person in the ER who is sick needs a patient advocate.  When you are sick and exhausted you just aren’t in the best state of mind to navigate the system.  Mistakes happen all the time even with an excellent medical team - they are just overwhelmed.  [/quote]

He has his roommates with him who can advocate for him.[/quote]

Jesus, let the roommates (who are also sick?) go home. Seriously? [/quote]

+10000 those kids do NOT want to be there. They don’t feel great either and they probably have homework and studying to do. Trust me. My dd went to the er once with a friend and the poor girl had to sit there all day with her. My dd felt so bad. It’s not the friends job.[/quote]

You don't need someone in the ER with you.

Many posters in this thread seem to have lived awfully sheltered lives.[/quote]
Actually you really do. Unless you are there for something minor like a broken bone. You must not have spent much time in ers, but it’s terrifying how much can get lost with shift changes, etc. If he’s not feeling 100% then there’s no way he can be on top of it. Have they tested for mono and pneumonia?
We almost lost a dear friend to something similar and it turned out she had pneumonia around her heart yet the er docs were just treating it as a throat issue. It wasn’t until she was transferred from Alexandria hospital to sibley (seemed like a strange transfer) that their infectious disease dr figured it out. The er had been about to release her. She ended up being in the ICU for a month. 
It’s not about letting your kid be an adult - I’d rush to the er to help an adult friend. At the very least relieve the sick roommate. [/quote]

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