I had a fall while working in Kukerin recently one evening and injured my left elbow and right knee. Arrived at Narrogin ED at night time. Was seen by a lovely RN who cleaned and dressed my leg wound. The Dr who came to look at my arm was, I felt, not really interested. Said that they would not call in xray as it was not an emergency. They said we needed to come back in the morning. By this time it was midnight. I explained that we live in Perth and had nowhere to stay. I also said that travelling in the car was extremely painful. I was not offered a bed in ED (I believe it was empty) until morning nor was I offered transport to Perth. So my partner loaded me back into the car and we drove to Perth dodging kangaroos. Was seen at another hospital, xrayed promptly and then CT. I have a complex fracture of the distal humerous which requires surgery to fix.
I felt so disappointed that this Dr did not show appropriate care and compassion that resulted in a very dangerous and stressful drive back to Perth and many more hours of pain.
"Poor doctor care in ED"
About: Narrogin Health Service / Emergency Department Narrogin Health Service Emergency Department Narrogin 6312
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