醫院急診室見過的那些奇葩“病人”大綱

A clubber who broke her fingernail on a night out went to A&E because she wanted doctors to glue it back on.

一位經常出入夜總會的女子晚上出去弄壞了指甲，於是她來到急診室，希望醫生能把指甲粘好。

Officials at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset have revealed the bizarre case as part of a campaign to stop time wasters.

多塞特市普爾醫院和皇家伯恩茅斯醫院的管理人員正在開展一項讓人們不要浪費急診醫生時間的宣傳活動，他們在活動中給大家講了這個案例。

Another 'patient' attended the emergency department because 'they couldn't get a good night's sleep at home'. People suffering from paper cuts, cold sores, sore throats and mild sunburn also visited the hospitals asking for medical help.

還有一位“病人”來到急救室，只因爲“他們晚上在家睡不好覺”。一些被紙割傷、患上感冒潰瘡、喉嚨疼、輕微曬傷的人也會到醫院尋求醫學幫助。

Figures show that each UK hospital deals with around 10,000 time wasters every year.

數據顯示，英國每家醫院每年都要接待約一萬次浪費時間的案例。

A single visit to A&E costs a minimum of ￡59 - meaning unnecessary attendances cost the taxpayer millions of pounds each year.

去一次急診室最少要花費59英鎊，也就是說無效問診每年要花費納稅人幾百萬英鎊。

Richard Renaut, chief operating officer at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, said: "While we will always do our best for everyone who comes, time spent treating minor ailments reduces the time we have to treat seriously unwell patients who come through our doors."

皇家伯恩茅斯醫院運營總監理查德?雷諾說：“儘管我們每次都會對前來問診的人盡己所能，但是在小傷病上花費了時間後，就會減少來到醫院的重症病人的診治時間。”

Geoffrey Walker, matron for emergency care at Poole Hospital, added: "A&E departments are for serious illness or injury and it's important to stress that the vast majority of patients do access the service appropriately. For those that don't need A&E there are many alternatives."

普爾醫院急救護理主管傑弗裏?沃克補充道：“急診室是爲那些嚴重受傷或重症病人準備的，非常重要的一點是要保證絕大多數病人得到合適的服務。對那些不需要去急診室的人來說，他們還有很多別的選擇。”