Negligence Hospital Anaphylactic treatment
My mom went into anaphylactic shock yesterday , and I realized how badly emergency situations is handled in Nepali hospitals.
We spent around 28k overall, rushed her there quickly, and they still took almost AN HOUR to start the emergency medication. For anaphylaxis. What the fuck
Thankfully she survived, but I genuinely cannot stop thinking about what would happen to someone who:
- arrived slightly later
- didn’t have family pushing staff constantly
- didn’t have money ready
- didn’t understand how serious anaphylaxis is
Why are emergency protocols just not there?
Why does it feel like patients depend more on luck than on an actual standardized emergency response system?
I know Nepal is underfunded and healthcare workers are overworked, and I’m not trying to attack individual nurses/doctors blindly. But life-threatening emergencies should have strict protocols:
- immediate triage
- epinephrine ASAP
- oxygen/monitoring
- fast escalation
Not confusion and waiting around while a patient struggles.
I’m posting this because I am just so angry thinking about what could have been and how many patients might have died because of this kachuwa para an also why don’t we have epipens