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my
son
flew
in
from
korea
with
severe
leg
injury.
researched
ortho
specialty
care
took
him
to
ārapid
orthopedic
urgent
careā
45
minutes
from
our
home
rather
than
general
er.
they
refused
to
see
him
without
āprior
authorizationā
(how
ridiculous)and
suggested
we
go
across
the
street
to
the
āmulticare
ERā
which
we
did.
After
4
hours,
a
PA
saw
him
and
took
history
of
āfall
three
days
prior
with
audible
cracking
sounds
and
blinding
pain,
unable
to
bear
weight
since,
flew
over
10
hours
back
home
to
WA,
then
sat
on
tarmac
for
hours
(15
hours
total
of
sitting),
profound
swelling
from
toes
to
above
knee
so
severe
almost
had
to
cut
pants
off.
was
sent
for
x-rays
of
ankle
(not
foot
or
knee),
then
test
to
r/o
dvt
(reasonable
idea
because
of
severe
swelling
and
long
flight;
it
was
negative).
only
then
he
was
given
one
pain
pill.
afterwards,
he
was
sent
for
ct
of
lower
leg/ankle
(no
foot
or
below
knee)
despite
negative
ultrasound.
found
fracture
of
lower
tibia.
radiologist
suggested
more
x-rays
to
knee
and
another
fracture
was
found.
He
was
told
to
see
orthopedic
surgeon
ASAP
and
after
total
of
of
8
hours
we
left.
no
doc
ever
laid
hands
on
him,
no
one
listened
to
his
lungs
or
heart
or
asked
him
about
medications,etc.
iām
amazed
that
can
happen.
thank
goodness
for
the
radiologist
that
suggested
other
x-raysā¦
although
i
believe
that
if
a
doc
actually
saw
him
and
spoke
to
him,
he
would
have
realized
there
was
more
than
one
area
of
trouble
and
might
have
ordered
the
x-rays
and
ct
to
have
included
the
foot
up
to
the
knee,
instead
of
ordering
them
one
at
a
time
requiring
three
separate
trips
to
xrayā¦and
more
movement
and
pain
and
time.
still,
there
was
no
eval
of
the
foot.
iām
sad
that
a
patient
with
at
least
two
fractures
plus
torn
ligaments
was
never
asked
about
pain
control
(yes,
he
was
telling
them),
that
a
doc
didnāt
actually
examine
or
speak
to
the
patient,
that
he
was
never
taken
to
a
room,
that
he
was
managed
from
the
waiting
room,
that
he
could
not
elevate
his
leg
which
made
everything
worse
including
his
calf
being
so
tense
his
toes
began
to
tingleā¦
significant
for
possible
loss
of
circulation.
the
whole
scenario
was
subpar
and
unprofessional.
i
gave
them
two
stars
because
eventually
they
found
the
two
fractures
(thanks
again
to
the
radiologist
who
had
to
suggest
more
x-rays
to
explain
the
swelling
to
the
knee).
will
never
return!
must
add:
on
follow
up
with
orthopedic
surgeon:
this
er
splinted
his
leg
below
the
level
of
the
second
fracture,
so
it
had
to
be
removed
and
a
new
one
splint/cast
placed
that
immobilized
both
fractures.
additionally,
the
knee
was
immobilized
with
a
brace
which
the
orthopedist
said
must
be
avoided
(so
he
took
off
the
knee
brace
and
made
sure
it
was
not
be
used).
furthermore,
another
ct
had
to
be
ordered
to
evaluate
the
terrible
pain
in
the
ball
of
foot
area
and
the
area
between
the
fibula
and
tibia
up
to
the
knee.
despite
many
complaints,
these
areas
were
ignored.
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