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Doctor not listening

Posted By avocetfn53

"Doctor not listening"

About: Armadale Hospital / Emergency Department

(as a parent/guardian),

We visited the AKMH ED  with our teenager who has a bleeding disorder and had injured their hand.

We were told by the doctor who saw our teenager there was no bleed and they were going to put a plaster cast on my teenager's "possibly" fractured thumb.

When I asked for it to be left slightly open so I could check for swelling and bruising due to the bleed I was asked if I wanted this or not and told if I didn't, to go to a chemist.

In my opinion, a doctor should never ever ever doubt a teenager with a medical condition, one which they have had for life. If they say they have an internal bleed - they have an internal bleed!

In my opinion, this doctor was disgusting in their bedside manner.

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Response from Diane Barr, Executive Director, Armadale Kalamunda Group 4 years ago
Diane Barr
Executive Director,
Armadale Kalamunda Group

Submitted on 17/08/2020 at 12:22 PM
Published on Care Opinion Australia at 12:24 PM

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Dear avocetfn53,

Thank you for taking the time to share the details your teenager's recent presentation to the Emergency Department at Armadale Hospital and the care and communication they received. I would like to sincerely apologise for your experience on this occasion; having a child unwell or injured is a traumatic time for any parent and I am deeply saddened to hear that your interactions with our staff added to any distress.

I appreciate that you also made direct contact with us in relation to your concerns, and I would like to thank you for providing us with the opportunity to thoroughly investigate.

I understand that you have been able to discuss your concerns with our Head of Emergency Department via telephone this week and an outcome has been reached.

Once again, I appreciate you taking the time to tell us about this issue which will help us maintain our focus on communication and the importance of listening to patients and their families.

I hope that your teenager is getting better each day and we send you strength and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Kind regards,

Di Barr

Executive Director

Armadale Kalamunda Group

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