Insight (1995)
Emergency
TV-G
2009 • E20 Sep 1, 2009 60mCan we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?
Doctors and nurses say they're struggling to cope and this can sometimes lead to tragic consequences.
According to one study, overcrowded emergency departments are responsible for up to 1,500 deaths a year, as high as the nation's road toll.
Join us as we hear from doctors and nurses who work in emergency and the patients who turn up there.
What every patient should know when an emergency arises.
Doctors and nurses say they're struggling to cope and this can sometimes lead to tragic consequences.
According to one study, overcrowded emergency departments are responsible for up to 1,500 deaths a year, as high as the nation's road toll.
Join us as we hear from doctors and nurses who work in emergency and the patients who turn up there.
What every patient should know when an emergency arises.