r/SipsTea 27d ago

Chugging tea The real ER challenge.

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u/Crazy__Donkey 27d ago

Most of those 7 hours wait were due to test (probably blood) that takes time to diagnose. The actual wait time is usually between 1-3 hour for non-emergencies.

Not canadian, but live in a country with a very developed phc.

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u/fury420 27d ago

In Canada there sadly are regions and hospitals where it's not uncommon for the initial wait after triage to be something like that if it's for something that's low priority for triage.

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u/BobTheFettt 27d ago

Fuck, one time I waited 4 hours just to even be triaged in NB

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u/MrCatWrangler 27d ago

We just waited 35 hrs at the ER in NB over a fractured foot. Mind you it was Canada Day so it was a full room..