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| − | I was once admitted to the ED for a severe sore throat. I decided to check myself in after the problem progressed to the point where I had difficulty chewing and swallowing. I checked myself in at around 6am and left the ED at 12pm. The ED during this hour was not busy at all; there were probably a total of 3 patients, including me, waiting to be seen. The procedures that I followed are listed below:
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| − | 6. Wait for the test results to come back (I was put in a bed to sleep by this time)
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| − | I am guessing that the long wait is attributed to lack of staff (nurses and doctors), and waiting for the test results. But six hours is still a pretty long wait.
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| − | After Dr. Ackerman presented his ppt on his work in the ED, I could sympathize a little bit more with why there is such a long wait. There is simply a lot of volume and not enough staff to handle the traffic.
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Revision as of 16:48, 27 August 2008
Undergraduate: BS Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech 2007
Graduate: MS Health Systems, Georgia Tech 2009
Current Employment: Research Specialist, Emory University School of Medicine.
My PI is Dr. Arthur English, and my research focuses on axonal regeneration in the peripheral nervous system.
Contact: gtg552y@mail.gatech.edu, (678)267-5422
Class Assignments and Reflections
Tuesday, August 19
Thursday, August 21
Tuesday, August 26
