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Don't get us started It's the current raging debate with strong points on both sides. Unfortunately the issue won't get resolved because no one wants to address the heart of the the health care costs. One side says "We deserve health care!" and the other side screams "Socialism!"

Like I said, don't get us started.

NolaTigaBait

Doesn't it take months to get a doctors visit?

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I suspect that is propaganda. It may take months to schedule a surgery but I bet you could get basic health care for something like stiches or a sinus infection right away.

Of course I don't know nothin about Canaduh.

NolaTigaBait

I watched it on O'Reilly and yeah it was surgery, not a sinus infection.

cguillas

It depends on the surgery. Yeah, there's a waiting list for certain surgeries, but if you need something now you'll get it now. Stitches are done in minutes, but if I need a lung transplant, well, our governments don't have body farms like the HMOs in the US do.

cguillas

No. For a doctor's visit (non-emerg) I go to a walk-in CLSC which is a public community health clinic. I'm screened by a nurse who determines if I need a doctor immediately, and if I do need a doctor, she determines if the triage doctor on site is qualified to address my concerns. This is useful if what I need is an allergist, proctologist, etc. Otherwise, the on-site doctor sees me within a couple of hours and life goes on. There are also private practices available and I can make an appointment for more in-depth planned things like annual physical examinations and these work much the same way as a dentist or optometrist would, and a couple of weeks lead time is needed for the appointment. My provincial health care plan pays for the doctor's labour, and if I need meds, crutches, orthopaedic shoes, etc, my employer covers that through my group benefits plan.

pudge565

I am an EMT and say that it is no big deal. Heck I do as others have said I use electrical tape and gauze or papertowels. it the chunk of skin was missing or it was partially amputated it would be a different story.

I also hate the people that call because they have a scrape for the last week but now at 2:00 in the morning it needs to me looked at by the doctor.

Also did anyone notice this in his info: Chicago Local 134? No wonder he is saying this he is probably(sp?) forced to go to the ER (by ambulance) everytime he gets a scrape on the job.

Mr. Sparkle

I cut the corner of the tip of my pinky finger clean off on a 45 yanking mc through some metal studs a few years back, nasty slice similar to 220's, thing bled like a sunumnubich instantly and I could not find the missing piece on the ground......

No insurance, no doc, no ER.......just used antibiotic ointment the first few days, then kept it wrapped and clean for a month or two after. The entire tip grew back, print and all. THe human body is awesome.

And yes superglue was invented to close wounds, you can use it.

And you should never use antibiotic ointments or peroxide or alchohol past the first day or so of the laceration.

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BCSparkyGirl

Tape for patching up, olfa for digging stuff out, tywraps to keep my hair outta my face, flatblade and sandpaper to do my nails at breaktime (a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do)

If it's really bad, there is always the handymans best friend....duct tape. That will keep your finger all the way together, and they have used that stuff on me in the hospital so I figure its ok on the job.