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To hate the phrase 'rushed to hospital'.

199 replies

HMOD · 09/12/2013 20:20

Whenever I see it, I can't help but think 'Yeah but only to sit in the A&E waiting room for three hours with a cut finger/split lip'...hardly the stuff of gripping Casualty episodes.

Seems like people say it to make a situation sound more dramatic than it actually is! And as for checking in on Facebook at 'Local Hospital'...do not get me started.

Am I being unreasonable?

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Bogeyface · 10/12/2013 00:27

Oh Expat :(

There is nothing to say. I cant imagine what you went through xx

expatinscotland · 10/12/2013 00:37

Yeah, fracture/break. LOL. When I was 19, I missed the last step on a flight of stairs, to a landing. I was running down, was already turning myself to the next flight and so rolled over the foot and ankle with my full weight, broke the bone leading to the little toe and the ankle badly enough to require surgery.

I could not get up, so went in an ambulance to hospital, as I was on a stair of several flights.

It was in the days before mobiles. So I rang my aunt who lived in the same city after xray and drugs from the bed in A&E. 'Is it fractured?' she asked. 'No, I broke the shit out of it in four places, tell Mom the fucking thing needs pins in surgery.'

Bogeyface · 10/12/2013 00:53

CBA to scroll back. Tell be about the break/fracture thing please!

Bogeyface · 10/12/2013 00:54

Oh and feel free to give me a slap as I assumed there were the same thing, which I am guessing might be the issue!

ShylaMcClaus · 10/12/2013 00:54

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Bogeyface · 10/12/2013 00:55

they not there!

ShylaMcClaus · 10/12/2013 00:58

The transfusions were not "taking" because DC was losing blood at a faster rate than needed to stay alive before treatment but if any of you on this thread give blood - thank you so much for giving us precious time Flowers

traininthedistance · 10/12/2013 01:22

So sorry Zombie and expat Flowers

You can be rushed in but not bluelighted, too. A close friend was also diagnosed with acute leukaemia and the first she knew about was the police breaking in to her house. A routine blood sample had been processed in the blood lab late at night and haematology had alerted police within the hour to bring her in - they didn't have the lights on but once she got there she didn't leave hospital again for five months. :(

traininthedistance · 10/12/2013 01:23

And Flowers to all those on the thread who have or whose DC have been in life-threatening situations rabbitlady, Shyla

ShylaMcClaus · 10/12/2013 01:45

traininthedistance, thank you.

IneedAsockamnesty · 10/12/2013 02:18

My dd didnt die,I didnt know she wasn't going to for quite a few months but luckily she didnt and my heart goes out to those on here whose dc did.

I've been thinking about stuff like this recently playing events over in my head and this thread has highlighted for me that in RL the only times I hear people say things like rushed is when they haven't been and its usually about something crap like a splinter or a tick,its the same as changing 'I puked' to 'I have norovirus' or when people who should know better bitch to me or my dd about being scarred for life when your looking at a teeny tiny pin prick sized mark and thinking where?

My dd was most decidedly rushed with quite a major level of drama involving an ambulance and a helicopter then straight into resus where she stayed being worked on for hours but I'm pretty sure neither one of us has ever said anything other than she was taken to hospital I don't think anybody other than actual family even knew what had happened untill we had been at the hospital about 3/4 weeks even after 12 weeks it was still not many others.

I don't know why some people use what I call maximising language and others use minimising language I expect it would be very interesting to find out.

On a lighter note once when pissed up I broke my leg I was so wankered I don't remember getting to hospital but have been teased for years for drunkenly telling the Dr that they didnt need to worry it wasn't broken it was just a tiny fracture and a fabric plaster would do the job but could I please have some morphine for when I sobered up as i also had a blood blister on my toe and i just knew that would fucking hurt in the morning and please don't tell my dad Grin in my defence I was only 16 and my dad was sat right next to me.

GoshAnneGorilla · 10/12/2013 02:46

YANBU to detest drama llama-ing, especially fb drama llama-ing.

Flowers those who've had genuine hospital trauma.

Mrs DeVere - Ever thought of starting a Take a Break bingo thread? . That publication was such an education for me. To think once upon a time, I didn't know there were people out there married to funfair rides.

CanadianJohn · 10/12/2013 03:29

formerbabe : Food is described as 'pan fried'. What else would you fry it in.

You could cook it in a deep fryer.

YoDiggity · 10/12/2013 03:39

I detest the phrase blue-lighted. It's so over-dramatic and attention seeky. I realise it might be the term that HCPs and paramedics use, but for members of the public to use it to denote that they needed an ambulance makes me cringe.

TheTruffleHunter · 10/12/2013 03:41

Why are all these posters so cynical? (expat and others excepted) I have twice been rushed/bluelighted to hospital - the first time they could not save my unborn baby, the second they could, thank God. She's doing ok now but was very poorly for a while.

I'd rather have 10 drama queens on my FB newsfeed than 1 mother who will never again have the chance to think 'I should have gone to the docs sooner'

YoDiggity · 10/12/2013 05:56

We are not complaining about the need to get to hospital quickly TTH but about the way some people take perverse pleasure in telling everyone all about it, in the most dramatic and emotive language ever.

Of course there are hundreds of instances every day where there is a genuine need for the blue light and siren to go on, no-one doubts that. But we kind of assume that if someone has a serious medical emergency there will be some rushing and possibly some flashing of lights involved - we don't need it spelt out for us.

And the phrase 'rushed to hospital' does get over-used or inappropriately used. If you need to go to hospital for anything other than planned/elective treatment then it goes without saying that there will be some degree of urgency, but it's not always a life or death thing. Some people are just so over-dramatic about everything.

teacherandguideleader · 10/12/2013 06:32

I used it once - but I was actually rushed to hospital with a life threatening illness so think it was justified.

I hate it when people use it when actually they've just got in their car, got the bus to go for something minor. I think it irks me so much because when I hear the word rushed I actually get worried for the person, and it tends to be something not to worry about.

YoDiggity · 10/12/2013 06:40

Exactly.

YoDiggity · 10/12/2013 06:42

It just dilutes the real meaning/impact of something when people start over-using a dramatic phrase for effect. Like the awful over-use of the word meltdown atm for every run of the mill toddler tantrum. Hmm

rabbitlady · 10/12/2013 06:57

traininthedistance, thank you.

valiumredhead · 10/12/2013 07:15

Yo-but blue lighted and needing an ambulance are two different things.

valiumredhead · 10/12/2013 07:18

What is the issue with fracture/break? Same thing, no?

IcouldstillbeJoseph · 10/12/2013 07:28

Yanbu - normally after being rushed in they are pumped full of fluid

Sirzy · 10/12/2013 07:49

It's like those who post on Facebook "oh DS is REALLY so poorly today" and then when people question what's wrong they have a slight temp and a bit of a cold. It seems some people are either complete panicers when it comes to anything health related or drama queens.

limitedperiodonly · 10/12/2013 09:12

My favourite bit of Take A Break was a top tip. It told you to always take some plastic carrier bags with you on holiday because they come in handy.

Yes, I thought, I do, usually a Boots bag and the WHSmith's bag I get my Take a Break in from the airport.

But this came with a little story about how the husband got raging diarrhoea because of the dodgy forrin food but was still able to enjoy the holiday thanks to his wife's wisdom.

He was pictured smiling bravely, wearing a leak-proof pants-cover made from an enormous Argos bag.

The logo was perfectly centred, which I thought was a nice touch. The couple sent a copy to Argos too. I often wonder why they don't use it in their publicity.