Just got home from the hospital after another four day visit. Not as bad as December when I had pneumonia, but they kept me there anyways.
This time they are blaming my breathing trouble and the terrible coughing attacks I had that sent me to the ER on my COPD. Nice easy way out for them since they could not find anything wrong LOL
There was one bright spot in the entire thing though. I got the doctor to check my ears to see if there is a reason that they are still plugged up. He looked into both ears and says there is nothing wrong with the ear mechanisms or whatever. They are still plugged because my sinus system is still plugged. He is certain that, once I finally get rid of all the phlegm in my sinus system that my ears will return to normal. If that does not happen he suggested I get a hearing test.
Oh well, at least I am home with my lovely wife and daughter. And, I really love being home. I am not a patient person and being a patient in a hospital just drives me up the wall. I am a crabby patient :(
Showing posts with label hospitals. Show all posts
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How Desperate
Hospital patients getting drunk on gels
LICHFIELD, England (UPI) -- Some patients in British hospitals have been using alcohol hand gels to get intoxicated, the National Health Service says.
The health agency has issued an official patient safety alert to hospitals and clinics throughout Britain, The Daily Telegraph reported. The gels have been used in patient care for more than four years.
Reported thefts of the alcohol hand gels by patients have already resulted in two hospitals in Staffordshire clearing their wards of gel dispensers.
The dispensers are typically placed around hospital wards for employees to use to fight the spread of infections.
Paramedics who have treated patients accused of stealing the dispensers claim desperate patients with addictions will consume the alcoholic solution despite the presence of a foul-tasting chemical.
The Telegraph said an unspecified number of deaths and serious incidents have been attributed to the consumption of hand gel.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
LICHFIELD, England (UPI) -- Some patients in British hospitals have been using alcohol hand gels to get intoxicated, the National Health Service says.
The health agency has issued an official patient safety alert to hospitals and clinics throughout Britain, The Daily Telegraph reported. The gels have been used in patient care for more than four years.
Reported thefts of the alcohol hand gels by patients have already resulted in two hospitals in Staffordshire clearing their wards of gel dispensers.
The dispensers are typically placed around hospital wards for employees to use to fight the spread of infections.
Paramedics who have treated patients accused of stealing the dispensers claim desperate patients with addictions will consume the alcoholic solution despite the presence of a foul-tasting chemical.
The Telegraph said an unspecified number of deaths and serious incidents have been attributed to the consumption of hand gel.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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