TonyOut wrote:
Moggie,
I know you will probably ace me if we go deep on the medical stuff so I will get to the point.
A car has four occupants and crashes. All four may have the potential injuries mentioned. As it is sensible to err on the side of caution with these particular injuries (There was a reason for selecting them) an overnight stay is deemed appropriate.
Now we have the situation where one crash delivers the four KSI necessary to justify a camera, whilst the four occupants were allowed home safely after an overnight without complications.
Feel free to come back at me on this
Tony!
I did not have the
big car crash. That was my wife, WildCat who resides on the PH site only. (Our opinions are pretty much the same - so I put my penn'orth on here and she "winds up" the BiBs on the other channel
) She was stationary - in sudden jam. Had unusually clear road behind her.
That was "SI" - Big Time!
Her injuries, incidentally,
were horrific. Gear stick impaled in her side, broken rib cage, two broken legs, broken arm, several severe fractures in the other arm. Some internal bleeding. She managed to take measures to protect her head when she saw it coming at her! Took her 5-6 years and a lot of hard work on her doctors' part and on her part to fully recover. If you were to meet her - and you probably could do on a track day
- she really does not look as if anything like that is in her past!
She is about two inches shorter though from bone contraction during the recovery!
But she has a very large strong family behind her, and a strong, healthy personality.
(Am blood and lurgy chap - but do have colleagues and relatives who work A&E)
Now about your scenario - as said previously, my A&E colleagues do not take decision to keep people in for observation lightly. We never know with head/whiplash injuries just how bad it could be unless we investigate further. We have bed and staff problems. And you have to bear in mind - doctors will have different opinions on diagnosis as well
Even back when I did my stint in A&E (long time ago as "junior") - we used set of codes for injuries etc. The "Prats" probably are informed,and as as we all know by now, will seize on the statistics they like to "further their cause"
Sometimes we adjust those codes based on our secondary examination - revise them to a lesser code. (which may partially explain the odd trend) However, NHS may be associated with the "Prats" but the medics do not have anything to do with the "Prats"' decisions.
All we can tell from way they site and erect these scams is that it has nowt to do with road safety per se and plenty to do with torturing the average motorist who is tootling along perfectly safely, but who has blipped just over a posted limit
We are thinking of moving to In Gear's patch
(Or Germany
) Or anywhere where they are SENSIBLE!