My child attended FSH early hours of the morning following a 10m fall from a cliff. After being triaged and reviewed by a Dr in the corridor we waited for 4 hours before being seen by another Dr who discharged with a suspected gluteus maximus strain. No x-rays or imaging was done.
Upon returning home my child was in excruciating pain and was unable to mobilise. I took them to our nearest urgent care where they were assessed and x-rayed promptly, revealing a fracture in their pelvis. We were advised to return to FSH ED for orthopaedic assessment.
We then returned at approx 10am in the morning where we were again assessed, triaged and my child was provided pain relief and cannulated. The cannula was causing intense pain in their arm for several hours, despite my child and myself raising this concern, it wasn't until another RN re-situated the cannula that this pain was resolved.
They were subsequently discharged at midnight with advice to use crutches for 6 weeks and they would be seen subsequently in the fracture clinic. We still do not know the outcome of the CT scan and if there is any other pathology requiring followup. Whilst individual care from most parties was fabulous, the whole care experience was, in my opinion, sub-standard for a tertiary level public institution in a wealthy state.
"Emergency Care at the hospital"
About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / Emergency Department Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department Murdoch 6150
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