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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid with anaphylactic food and insect allergies.

If you have just epi'd your kid you bypass the line and get in very quickly.  Same for severe asthma attacks.

Broken bones on the other hand? We waited for hours for both me and my kid. (2 separate visits).  My poor 8 year old kid had broken a bone completely in half (obviously broken from just looking at it) and he got triaged way down the line and had to wait at least two hours.

We go to one of the military hospitals and there are lots of older retired people using the ER for primary care. It is very difficult to get same day or next day appointments in the military system so I guess they just come to the ER if they can't get an appointment. Lots of people bring in their kids for strep because when you call in for a sick appt peds is often booked weeks out. I was so happy when they started doing rapid strep swabs in the triage room. It makes a difference in the wait times.

My biggest pet peeve if people who park in the ER lot when they are not there for ER services.[/quote]

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