My husband was BIBA following a RTA where he required to be cut out of the vehicle following the collision. He was lucky he did not have any broken bones, however did suffer from whiplash, a head injury following hitting windscreen, bruising to his ribs and stomach and back pain.
He was discharged after several hours in hospital without any pain relief, no head injury advice and after having his upper body clothing cut off by the ambulance crew, he had no jumper only an outer jacket, he had no money or phone and I was asked by the emergency services not to attend the hospital, I would be phoned when he was discharged.
My husband left the hospital dazed and dizzy and began to walk from Wishaw to Airdrie, when I asked the nurse if they knew where he was they laughed and said probably out the front.
"Unsafe discharge"
About: University Hospital Wishaw / Emergency Department University Hospital Wishaw Emergency Department ML2 0DP
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