As a First Aider at Work for many years, I am not a doctor, but I have triaged any injuries that needed deciding whether it was 'wait and see', 'make an appointment with your doctor', 'take them to casualty' or 'get an ambulance'.
The reason one goes to hospital rather than to a doctor these days is because they have more complex methods to test you /view inside you. They also have drugs, ways to monitor you, nursing care ... oh and ways to ressusitate you if it really is that bad.
Having had a 'walk-in centre' near me in a town in the middle of nowhere (long journey of 20 miles to big town and big hospital) so at one point nearly everything got taken there. Drs were treating stuff that nurses would treat and vice versa depending on how busy they were. I learnt a lot, and developed diagnostic skills so I could spot things (not limited to, but including) pneumonia, broken fingers and appendicitis!
I also had a friend who was a field Medic (but not a Dr) in the Falklands War in the 1980s and he was apparently trained to such a high standard that when he came out he could have been fast tracked to become a GP.
I would say that unless the person needed prescription drugs, blood, IV fluids or some sort of medical investigation, John could manage quite well on his own, thank you very much.
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Date: 2012-06-19 12:25 pm (UTC)The reason one goes to hospital rather than to a doctor these days is because they have more complex methods to test you /view inside you. They also have drugs, ways to monitor you, nursing care ... oh and ways to ressusitate you if it really is that bad.
Having had a 'walk-in centre' near me in a town in the middle of nowhere (long journey of 20 miles to big town and big hospital) so at one point nearly everything got taken there. Drs were treating stuff that nurses would treat and vice versa depending on how busy they were. I learnt a lot, and developed diagnostic skills so I could spot things (not limited to, but including) pneumonia, broken fingers and appendicitis!
I also had a friend who was a field Medic (but not a Dr) in the Falklands War in the 1980s and he was apparently trained to such a high standard that when he came out he could have been fast tracked to become a GP.
I would say that unless the person needed prescription drugs, blood, IV fluids or some sort of medical investigation, John could manage quite well on his own, thank you very much.