Hospital Service

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, so mods feel free to move it around.

The daughter of a business partner of my father was hit by an eighteen wheeler a couple weeks ago. Not the drivers fault let me add, just a freak accident. Needless to say, she was in a very bad state.

A paramedic who arrived on the scene preformed excetionally well on the day and he managed to contain bleeding (sorry, not sure of details as not a med student).

A dublin surgeon, who was a friend of the father, got a call from the childs parents and managed to get an police escort down to the midland hospital where she was being treated.

He had not his normal team, and the girl had only circa 20% chance or so of surviving the operation. Naturally the father said to go for it.

With the aid of the local staff, he operated throughout the night and by a miracle, the girl pulled through.

By all accounts it was a remarkable feat of sugery, and the doctor also complinted the paramedic for preforming exceptionally well at the scene of the accident. Without the aid of the surgeon, paramedic and local doctors that girl would now be dead, and one of the nicest people whom I know would now be childless.


Now why is it that all the press about the medical profssion is negative? This cannont be an isoloated incident, yet all I read and hear about doctors and nurses is that they are lazy, greedy, money driven people.

Also, I often see calls these new 'regional' hospitals, at the expense of the local hospitals. Again, from accounts I heard, if this girl was forced to go to the regional hospital she would not have survived the journey.

Please, was this a one in the million case? Or will the 'economising' of the health service lead to the deaths of people such as these.

In a similar story, last week one of my inlaws collapsed in a restaurant in Singapore. The next day he was undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker fitted.

He was only visiting the country and was not a resident [he is an Ozzie]. The surgey was not 'emergency surgery' as his life was not threatened by the collapse. The doctor merely asked if he would like it done since he was in the hospital.

Again, would such quick service have happened here?

I have no problem with the medical profession in Ireland. I do however, have problems with the level of red tape that is needed to be done and leads to very high costs.

tallaght01

Wow, what a great post. I've just seen it now. Good to see some positivity kicking about. good stuff.

Apparently it was only a once off, or else people don't want to share the positive stories the med profession.

wheresthebeef

this girl was more than likely saved by the fact that her father knew a top class surgeon. i doubt that if i had been in the same position, that i would have received the same level of care, and that is inequitable.

tallaght01

yea i knew that was coming

Robbiethe3rd

I'm a medical student myself and I've heard many similar stories from some of the retired surgeons teaching anatomy, they can be really inspiring to hear; they're not all that rare! Some consultants are actually good people!!!