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The number of Canadians who visit emergency departments across the country only to give up and leave before they receive any care has increased more than fivefold, according to new data collected by CTV News.

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Before getting a floor bed? Shit you can do that in the US.

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'll go on a floor bed after maybe 8h, then you can wait 48h on it by after...

https://www.indexsante.ca/urgences/#Montreal

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I say floor I mean you've been assigned a bed out of the ER department. I once said that to a new diagnosis type 1 diabetes kid in the peds ED and she thought I meant we were going to make her sleep on the floor, lol. Boarding in the ER on a stretcher for days is unfortunately common in the US.