Hand Call Coverage at Busy Urban Trauma Centers

[KMATTOX at aol.com]

I can imagine many, if not the MAJORITY of emergencies that are manifest on  
the HAND, I would RATHER have a NON-DECLARED HAND SPECIALIST  to care for  
myself or my family , than someone with the narrow declared focus of the  
DECLARED HAND SPECIALIST.     I would hope that every  emergency room physician would 
comprehend and appreciate that.
 
k 
 
 
In a message dated 3/7/2008 6:18:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
Rick.Moore at TriadHospitals.com writes:

ED  physician thinks the patient needs a
specialist, specialist says "I don't  repair that type of injury" and
then the higher level of care center  refuses to take the patient. At
this point the patient is at the mercy of  an ED physician or general
orthopedist who may or may not handle the care  appropriately. I am very
confident in our ED Physicians and our General  Orthopedists, but if the
hand belongs to my wife, my children or myself, I  want the Hand Surgeon!
And our patients deserve no less.
Rick  Moore





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