Triage A + E

[Mooshamoo]

I got an x-ray in a and e 3 days ago, and they called me to come back in today to a +e to review the x-ray.

I'm sitting in the waiting room. I've been here for four hours.

Alot of people have come in after me and have been seen before me.

I know that triage means that the most urgent cases are seen first.

I was just wondering can triage - also mean that I won't be seen at all, if more urgent cases constantly come in?

Have you double checked with the receptionist and said that you are only there for a review of X-ray? It seems a bit daft for you to have to go via a&e for that as you are right ,triage has to go with those that need it more urgently and you are there for something routine.

That doesn't sound like an A+E matter but an outpatient one

When we were called back for DD1 the consultant had given us an appointment and though we went through A&E we were sent straight through to the fracture clinic.

Seems strange your back in A&E I went to the fracture clinic to speak about my xray.

Snap

This was a few years ago for me, about 5 years I think.

Again, you are usually made an appointment with the fracture clinic to look at x rays
Check with the receptionist

I would guess you are meant to be in fracture clinic. Did they give you a card or anything in writing? I have too much experience of fracture clinic. Every time I fall over I break something. Get xrayed in the walk in clinic, told to come back to fracture clinic for review.
I guess it might depend on whether they could see a fracture on the xray at the time.

this doesn't sound right. in every hospital I've worked, you'd be booked into fracture clinic for follow up

It sounds bonkers to be sat in a&e with new patients for a follow up appointment. I would check if you are in the right place.

This sounds like you should have been seen at the fracture clinic. If this is their process it’s not a very good one!

You are in the wrong place, go and find fracture clinic

So in the ED I work in, you would be called back to ED and steamed to minor injuries to have your initial treatment eg) a cast (presuming no initial treatment was done at the time and DFR process has shown there was indeed a fracture or whatever). Then you are sent a follow up with fracture clinic.

However, you are prioritised within minor injuries and certainly shouldn’t be waiting to be seen after unwell majors patients.

I'm just out of a and e now after 9 hours.

I shouldn't have been sent to the fracture clinic as I didn't have a fracture.

I went in with bad abdominal pain and a swollen stomach three days ago. They took an X ray. They called me yesterday to go back into a and e today for an ultrasound.

I double checked with reception that I was in the right place. I was .

It seems to be the way they are doing it in that hospital. A and e is like general admissions , then they come and call you and send you to the relevant dept. Im in Ireland.

Thankfully I'm out of there now