First dengue death: He waited 5 hours at TTSH's emergency department, says mum

[Leckmichamarsch]

I tend to agree with you had an appendix infection and was told to go to TTSH by the local OPD. When I was there it was so crowded and understaff that they do not have space in any wards for me so they put me along the corridor till a bed was vacant for me. In the meantime those prc and pinoy nurses did bother come and check on me every 6hrs to see if I am still alive :p

Actually they were hoping to find you dead so that some corridor space can be freed up for the next dying.......

 

[laksaboy]

Actually they were hoping to find you dead so that some corridor space can be freed up for the next dying.......

And hastily pronounce you dead so your organs can be harvested for rich medical tourists.

 

[PrinceCharming]

And hastily pronounce you dead so your organs can be harvested for rich medical tourists.

That's so...very scary....

 

[johnny333]

The tangible benefits are in the wealth creation and the booming economy. Just look at the GDP and numerous other indices. All of them point to the fact that Singapore is one of the wealthiest nations in the world.

Obviously the "tangible benefits" are not trickling down to the masses. If it did more people would be singing the praises of the PAP. The fact that the PAP is losing support indicates that the rosy number don't reveal the reality.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Have to admit discrimination against the old for transplants n certain conditions is a pragmatic policy. I never understood the cultural obsession of long life.

Talk is cheap. If one of your children had to wait at A&E because a convicted pedophile rapist had attempted suicide in prison had to be attended to first based on need, you'd be singing a different tune. If your kid died as a result, you'd be up in arms against the system you now prescribe to.

All systems have a pecking order. In NZ, if you're over 60, you drop off the waiting list for a transplant. Discrimination against the old or simply a pragmatic policy of not wasting precious organs on the elderly?

 

[Char_Azn]

should have gone to Alexandra Hospital. No queue. My bro went there for freaking Chicken Pox was in and out in 30min

 

[Rogue Trader]

should have gone to Alexandra Hospital. No queue. My bro went there for freaking Chicken Pox was in and out in 30min

same brother who got a high paying job the casino?

 

[scroobal]

Your memory is superb.

same brother who got a high paying job the casino?

 

[eatshitndie]

looking at the bigger picture, i truly believe that sg hospitals and medical institutions will not be able to cope with a deadly pandemic or the next "sars" episode. this from spending much time in sg hospitals and socializing with local medical professionals. although there are excellent doctors and specialists in sg, the central "mastermind" and or strategists behind any semblance of any epidemic disease control body is either non-existent or lacking in experience, vision and forward thinking or thinking out of the box. in other words, clueless and indecisive leadership.

 

[kingrant]

Forget about visiting the hospital when you have dengue. They will monitor you until yr red blood count drops off the radar and you are dead.

A fren of mine applied this simple antidote. gather young papaya leaves and after washing them, crush them or blend them into a smoothie and drink as much as you can. My fren recovered after being in bed for days.

So simple. can do at home. No need to pay for medicine or doctor.

Check this out. http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Health/papaya-leaf-juice-will-cure-dengue-fever-facts-analysis.html

 

[looneytan]

gather young papaya leaves and after washing them, crush them or blend them into a smoothie and drink as much as you can. My fren recovered after being in bed for days.

So simple. can do at home. No need to pay for medicine or doctor

I suppose in Singapore papaya leaves are just as difficult to find as empty hospital bed

 

[kingrant]

Not really. Plenty in Chua Chu kang and Lim Chu Kang areas. Look for the farms and nurseries there. Another place is Punggol.

There are also several big houses belonging to Ministers and civil servants. I am sure there will be papaya trees in there. After all, they are so yaya papaya. Knock on the door and tell them you voted for them in GE2011 and will vote for them again in 2016.

Another place will be the istana. Same gracious behaviour as above and you shld get a bucketful. I hear Tony Tan is a people's President.

Else, if all fails, there are some forumers here who live in Thailand. Can tumpang them to squeeze some juice for you and bring back a flask that will last you for a month.

If you are enterprising enough, you can even start a business selling such juice, with a plant in Thailand.

I suppose in Singapore papaya leaves are just as difficult to find as empty hospital bed

 

[lianbeng]

Wah... five hours of waiting in an emergency department of a hospital.

This country has gone to the shitters.

lianbeng replies laksaboy: he was there 3 times, according to reports! 1st time he was there he was given a drip and placed in observation room then discharged home. they told him to go back to them if fever still persisted which he did - 2nd time! ok, he waited for 5 hours or more, but left TTSH and went to see a pte GP. then he was re-admitted in ICU - 3rd time! and he didn't make it this time round! what happened during those times he was absent from TTSH unaccounted for, which could have been crucial facts! something could have happened then! and why did he leave TTSH when not discharged with proper documentation, eg. discharge summary report? no doctor in his/her right mind will discharge any patient who is unfit for discharge - hospital protocol!

 

[lianbeng]

should have gone to Alexandra Hospital. No queue. My bro went there for freaking Chicken Pox was in and out in 30min

lianbeng always goes to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital A&E for flu n cough! no need to Q one! there u r getting registered, there the consultation room is beeping ur number liao! they are so free waiting for mosquitoes n houseflies to come!

 

[Char_Azn]

same brother who got a high paying job the casino?

The other one

 

[laksaboy]

should have gone to Alexandra Hospital. No queue. My bro went there for freaking Chicken Pox was in and out in 30min

Big deal. When I had chicken pox, I went to the clinic downstairs my place. Everything was settled within 5 minutes.

Waiting 5 hours for dengue fever in the A&E department? That's third world bollocks standard, not so-called 'first world' standard.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Classic adage rings true for sinkieland....不可以病、但可以死。

 

[winnipegjets]

Maybe a few PAP ministers should get dengue ...so that they can evaluate the standard of our public hospitals. If a few die, no problem. They are dispensable.

 

[blackmondy]

And hastily pronounce you dead so your organs can be harvested for rich medical tourists.

Talking of Hota, they have really been keeping a real low profile.

Business must have been brisk all this while.

 

[johnny333]

Maybe a few PAP ministers should get dengue ...so that they can evaluate the standard of our public hospitals. If a few die, no problem. They are dispensable.

Some of the MPs have caught it but you are not likely to see them in the public hospitals. They can afford to go to the private hospitals.