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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker
This is slightly off on a tangent. Awhile back I had read an article on msn.com (can't find it now   ). It was about the differences in men's and women's health and specific things women should be aware of and vigilant about. One of the things they mentioned in the article is that there is still sometimes an old-fashioned tendency to take men's pain more seriously and to dismiss women's pain as "oh she's just being hysterical/whiny/over-dramatic/exagerating/difficult/etc". When I read the first couple sentences of the article about the woman who died, I thought about the msn.com article. Perhaps, the staff thought "oh she's not really in that much pain, she's just complaining for attention or to be difficult". Not saying that the staff ignoring her was right, but this could be a possible explanation for how they could have let her yell for help for 90 minutes without doing anything. |
You are right. The measurement of pain and distress is hard to gage in patients when they suffer. The key for patients and their loved ones is to give immediate metrics when they are in pain. It is very hard for people who suffer though.
Usually, you state when the pain started, how long you have been having the pain, what if feels like and where it is. They staff undergoes several tests then send you on your way...
This is the key: maybe they should have not sent her on her way...