I presented to FSH after talking with a health direct nurse who told me to go to ED immediately. I had a confirmed ectopic pregnancy (diagnosed/started treatment with FSH gyno team). I was feel stabbing pain on the side of the pregnancy, I walked in and saw many people waiting for triage. I knew there would be a wait and I was okay with that knowing that once someone understood what was happening (a life threatening internal rupture which results in internal bleeding, damage to the reproductive organs and in some cases death) my care would be escalated appropriately.
Unfortunately it wasn’t, a nurse wrote my name and the words ectopic ? Rupture on a piece of paper, they asked me how many weeks along I was and then promptly moved to the next person. I watched them proceed to ask people meaningful questions about their condition. People were triaged as I sat in pain crying and shaking for almost 2 hours. I left to go to another hospital where I was seen after a short wait, they escalated my care immediately. I was provided an ultrasound which confirmed my fallopian tube had ruptured, I am so grateful for the doctor who took the few minutes to hold my hand and see me as a human being before I had to return to FSH. I sat in the triage area for patients arriving via ambulance and I saw the nurse who labelled me as “ectopic ? rupture” I felt that nurse did not see me as a human being and I will never forget them.
My fallopian tube had to be removed, I’ve submitted a complaint to FSH with no response (yet). I will escalate this until I can’t anymore even if the answer is that they can’t do anything about it.
"Ruptured ectopic seemingly ignored"
About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / Emergency Department Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department Murdoch 6150
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