Emergency rooms in various parts of the US, particularly in deep red states like Texas, Florida, and North Carolina, have been shirking their duty to provide urgent medical care to pregnant women. This deliberate disregard for the lives of women has led to devastating consequences, with one woman even miscarrying in a hospital lobby restroom after being refused treatment. This harrowing incident serves as a stark reminder of the dangerous implications of the erosion of reproductive rights and healthcare access.
The refusal to treat pregnant women in emergency rooms is not an isolated incident but rather a reflection of a broader assault on women’s healthcare rights orchestrated by Christian Nationalists and Republicans.… Continue reading
As a parent, hearing about the tragic incident of the Kentucky boy who died after eating strawberries from a school fundraiser hits me to the core. I can’t even fathom the pain and guilt that the parents must be feeling right now. The fact that the family decided to leave the emergency room without seeing a doctor, despite their son showing signs of a severe allergic reaction, leaves me speechless.
It’s concerning to hear that several other individuals also ended up in the ER after consuming the same strawberries. This raises suspicions about the source of the strawberries and whether they were potentially tainted or contaminated in some way.… Continue reading
Plane passenger dies after ‘liters of blood’ erupt from his mouth and nose. This headline caught my attention and reminded me of a personal experience that I had in the emergency room. It was a day that I will never forget, as a patient I was assisting suddenly started gushing blood from their mouth like a scene from a horror movie.
As a newly graduated doctor, I was still getting used to the fast-paced and high-pressure environment of the ER. When the assistant nurse called me to help with a patient who was having trouble breathing, I never could have imagined the horror that would unfold before my eyes.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker