Hi Luiz, I understand, thanks for sharing. I hope things work out for your niece.
On 25/1/09, Luiz Felipe, discombobulated, unleashed: >Waiting is the worst part. > >Cotty, now the anger is under control somewhat, I have to be fair. >People tried to help him. Some tried to make him stand before >understanding that it just was not a good idea, and we made quite a >racket - but there was no staff member capable of doing anything but >talk to other staff member. When I started taking those pics he had no >pulse and had stopped breathing for a while. Our racket clued the news >guy of the problem. > >Most brasilian hospitals are plagued by their quality - trauma victims >come from distant places to the one good - and this is really good - >hospital of the big city. Of course there isn't enough hospital for >everyone. Worst, many would be better somewhere else - this place is >specialised in trauma and burns, but gets an avalanche of everything and >then trauma. > >Our niece was riding a motorcycle in her home town, some 6 hours away in >the inner part of the state. In that hellhole no one wears helmets. She >and her friend were struck by another motorcycle at high speed, and the >friend may lose a leg. Our niece may not survive and her recovery will >include lots of plastic surgery. Her city has an hospital, usually >without medics, almost always without supplies. City hall keeps a small >fleet of shinning station wagons transformed in ambulances, to cart >people to this particular hospital in Fortaleza. That setup has been a >pain of mine for a long time, but I'm just an old, grumpy fool, in risk >of attending yet another burial. The asshole of a cousin that came with >her to the hospital spent 7 hours calling the wrong persons - when we >knew of the accident and took charge there were more small town >politicians and preachers than medics at her side. Yes, there are lots >of medics in that hospital, but today they just were not enough. Of >course, if the right ears get enough noise, things get better. Until the >good ones overwork themselves, and the creatures behind desks default to >doing just their jobs and nothing more than their jobs. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
