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shireen

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8. hits really close to home

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:02 PM

Dec 2015

I had a clot in my leg almost 13 years ago, a deep vein thrombosis. My experience was totally opposite -- immediately admitted, ultrasound to determine the extent of the clot (mid-calf to groin), started blood thinners. That lady deserved the same treatment, even more urgently, since the clot had already traveled to her lungs.

My doc once told me, 'it's hit or miss with ER doctors.' I've had many ER visits due to my illness. Some doctors were excellent. Others were dopes. One sent me home after I had lost a dangerous amount of blood. My neighbor drove me home. When we got out of the car, I almost passed out. So we returned, I was seen by another doctor who promptly admitted me.

My heart goes out to that lady's family. Her life could have been saved.

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Black Florida woman kicked out of hospital, ARRESTED for refusing to go, dies of blood clot [View all] pnwmom Dec 2015 OP

More evidence..... daleanime Dec 2015 #1

Another tragic story... hopefully things will change once Bernie assumes office. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2015 #60

Why did you change the article of the story? yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #2

This isn't LBN, poster can write any title they want. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #3

I notice you focus on the irrelevant in posts such as this. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #5

Yeah like you changing the title on someone else's work yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #10

If you were a critical "thinker" and not just "critical" you would have noticed pnwmom Dec 2015 #17

Maybe they should hire you yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #18

Who left you in charge? Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #20

The poster titled a post on DU, not an article. Mariana Dec 2015 #24

Obviously couldn't hire you... daleanime Dec 2015 #28

My title was better, I thought, for DU. Their title is better for their site. So what? pnwmom Dec 2015 #29

Yeah, I thought it was fine as well. draa Dec 2015 #53

You're welcome. pnwmom Dec 2015 #55

Yes, your post was absolutely fine. pennylane100 Dec 2015 #94

Her title IS better - for DU. Chemisse Dec 2015 #61

Don't you wonder sometimes why people nitpick about things that having pnwmom Dec 2015 #74

I was just about to answer ant got a jury request. Later. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #78

Ok back. I've been getting them all day today. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #79

Feel free to do so, as long as it's not in LBN. Chemisse Dec 2015 #88

Or pain. Igel Dec 2015 #52

She'd been there since 10:30 pm, complaining of pain and difficulty breathing. pnwmom Dec 2015 #54

Such as this... malaise Dec 2015 #56

This is on the hospital, not the police. dgibby Dec 2015 #6

That's what I was thinking. Chemisse Dec 2015 #62

Me, three. The policeman uncuffed her as soon as she collapsed and he realized pnwmom Dec 2015 #75

That title said NOTHING about her being arrested. Mine contained more information. pnwmom Dec 2015 #15

It wasn't a matter of dying in police custody - it was a matter of seeing an African American hedgehog Dec 2015 #48

And a woman. As someone else pointed out, that was probably a factor, too. pnwmom Dec 2015 #57

I can usually tell from an article the race of the person/victim. I hate it that I'm usually right. libdem4life Dec 2015 #4

That's why I made her race the first word of the subject line. pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

I concur fbc Dec 2015 #19

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2015 #39

until we get single payer healthcare this will continue questionseverything Dec 2015 #7

The question is whether she had insurance or not. Unfortunately, pnwmom Dec 2015 #13

I have recently found that insurance doesn't matter ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #32

So what happened? pnwmom Dec 2015 #33

But for the insistence of my sister, my Mom would have discharged ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #36

I bet it did. pnwmom Dec 2015 #72

The sad thing is.. All I said was, "Yeah, what she said"! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #84

That is really true. Chemisse Dec 2015 #63

it is about the profit questionseverything Dec 2015 #66

I seem to recall GOPers telling us that we didn't need Obamacare, because hospitals valerief Dec 2015 #71

* ronnie624 Dec 2015 #69

+1, questionseverything. n/t area51 Dec 2015 #90

hits really close to home shireen Dec 2015 #8

not a fan of some ER doctors dlwickham Dec 2015 #81

This is a terrible story. This is where we are today. We need to change this. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #9

Too bad our political candidates do nothave enough courage to discuss the roots of this, hey wait... whereisjustice Dec 2015 #25

We need the change Obama promised in 2007. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #46

That medical examiner is wrong. KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #12

Yep! Kelvin Mace Dec 2015 #14

+1 nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #16

Exactly. They had plenty of time to fix her "natural" blood clot. But pnwmom Dec 2015 #21

This. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #86

The ER staff will be blamed, but I bet they were obeying strict directives from the bean counters in tblue37 Dec 2015 #22

Then they should be arrested and be made to testify that they were just valerief Dec 2015 #73

women in general, including those with great insurance, are disproportionately disbelieved by drs zazen Dec 2015 #23

You're right. The combination of being FEMALE and BLACK was no doubt fatal. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #27

You raise good points ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #35

I think the medical misperception about women Chemisse Dec 2015 #64

I've had an ER doctor assume that about me once PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #37

You are so correct fasttense Dec 2015 #47

This is why health care should not be motivated by profit concerns. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #26

"Our staff was very aggressive with her treatment," Attaway told the newspaper. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #30

I'd say they behaved rather aggressively in calling for the police to eject her pnwmom Dec 2015 #31

I'll bet they were VERY aggressive! Chemisse Dec 2015 #65

"Our staff was very aggressive with her treatment" FuzzyRabbit Dec 2015 #34

... the second time she came in. lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #40

Did they take x rays, blood work, even do a scope? rladdi Dec 2015 #43

yep, denial of health care...simple as that... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #44

They killed her chervilant Dec 2015 #38

It is a series of racial acts by cops and medical staffs. I hope the surviving family sues for rladdi Dec 2015 #41

yep this is our health care system and it's happening every day mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #42

Tragic beyond words. Duval Dec 2015 #45

K&R. So very sad. And so very mean of the hospital. Overseas Dec 2015 #49

I'm tempted to tell my story of an incompetent ER, but I don't want to distract from the hedgehog Dec 2015 #50

I'm remembering you are female, right? And women are another group pnwmom Dec 2015 #76

Well it's really hit and miss. KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #89

didn't you already post this in gd? Doctor_J Dec 2015 #51

No. The autopsy has been released since that report came out yesterday. pnwmom Dec 2015 #59

Murder by hospital malaise Dec 2015 #58

MAYBE it was that she was black, but other people get sent home too early as well FrodosPet Dec 2015 #67

Of course. And studies show that women are more likely to be under-treated than men. pnwmom Dec 2015 #68

I figured calling 911 WAS calling the police FrodosPet Dec 2015 #83

Friggin' tragic. Never go to anything named Liberty. Those physicians should be arrested for valerief Dec 2015 #70

Unreal. blackspade Dec 2015 #77

Good Lord. That is simply heartbreaking Number23 Dec 2015 #80

I hope every one involved in this woman's murder MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #82

It is a disgrace that she was discharged. Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #85

Being female was a disadvantage, too. Studies have shown that women pnwmom Dec 2015 #87

Just because they're doctors doesn't mean they give a fuck. craigmatic Dec 2015 #91

She died because she was not thoroughly examined for her symptoms she was reporting to ER Person 2713 Dec 2015 #92

That sums it up. pnwmom Dec 2015 #93