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"My child's minor accident while on holiday"

About: Busselton Health Campus / Emergency Department

(as a parent/guardian),

My child had a minor accident shortly after arriving in Dunsborough from Perth.

The wind caused a door to slam shut and unfortunately, my child's finger bore the brunt of it causing the nail to break entirely off from the nail bed. Needless to say, there was a lot of blood (& tears).

After getting everything under control (including the bleeding), we decided to take my child to the emergency room as we were concerned about the extent of the damage.

Our experience through Triage, and then into the emergency room was seamless. The doctor and nurses were thorough, yet kind and caring. My child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and they were conscious of this too in their treatment of my child. Overall I cannot fault the experience in any way and only have appreciation and thanks for them.

We subsequently went back a few days later as we needed more dressings and bandages and once again the staff were very helpful and efficient.

More often than not, people only comment when they want to complain so I thought it would be nice to share something positive.

Thanks again!

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Response from Troy Stirzaker, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Busselton Health Campus, WACHS - South West 4 years ago
Troy Stirzaker
Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Busselton Health Campus,
WACHS - South West
Submitted on 30/01/2020 at 9:12 PM
Published on Care Opinion on 31/01/2020 at 9:52 AM


Dear februarysg55,

I am sorry to hear that you and your child had such an unfortunate experience on holidays resulting in having to present to the Emergency Department.

Having to attend an emergency department with a child can certainly be distressing.

I am so glad to hear that your experience was positive and thank you for providing us the feedback.

I will pass on your comments to the staff who will appreciate the feedback.

Warm regards,
Troy Stirzaker

Acting Clinical Nurse Manager ED

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