I’ve been okay here in the yellow area. I came in by ambulance at 6:30am and it was a really quick process which was good. The ambulance crew were very good and I was seen quickly by a doctor. One thing I would say is I regularly suffer from migraines and know having some food and water quickly will really benefit me and stop it in its tracks before things get worse. I was vomiting a lot so was extremely dehydrated feeling. I asked for something at 8 and the doctor said they would get me some fluids soon as possible. By 10am they still hadn’t come and I had to ask 3 separate nurses for help but with no luck. I then needed to get IV paracetamol because the migraine had gotten that bad.
I have had these before and know myself and my own body and could have prevented anything worse and my migraine taking off. I work in healthcare too so was feeling a little frustrated. I was in here on Tuesday morning too at 3am and didn’t get one sip of water since I had been in; it’s the simple things that make a difference. I was observing an elderly man across from me here in A&E and he had come in from a nursing home. They set his food tray on the table in front of him but he struggled to reach it and couldn’t get anything to eat himself, the staff came to take it away and the nurse said he had finished and had eaten it but that clearly wasn’t the case and I just felt sorry for this man and wanted to help him myself if I could. I do yes feel safe in terms of COVID in A&E which is a positive. The communication between myself and the staff members here is clear too and explained to myself and if I don’t know I ask questions. Some bedside manner is better than others too. I was told I had to go for a scan but sadly I had already eaten my lunch at this point so it will be postponed until tomorrow now. My liver tests were all over the place as the Dr said, so I will be admitted here in the meantime. The cleaning of the ward is all fine too.
"My experience in A&E"
About: Craigavon Area Hospital / Emergency Department Craigavon Area Hospital Emergency Department BT63 5QQ Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Belfast BT8 8SG
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