Jay was infected by virus the other day. He was having high fever and running nose. His eyes started to discharge yellowish thingy. That is when we decided to go to the NUH the other day at night time.
A&E is really different nowadays. It has been converted to "Fever Centre". It is like, no matter what emergency you have, as long as you came to NUH's A&E, by default you are H1N1 carrier. So, this is the A&E which I am not familiar with.
Temperature check is a must. Asking a lot of questions. Only 1 parent allowed to go in, so mommy (preggy wife) have to stay outside. All wearing the protection mask, of course.
Once you are inside, I think they did greatly in the sense that, you get to see the doctor right away as my 2 year old is the patient. That is good thing. Young kid, preggy, old folks get priority first.
So, the doctor ask this and that, check here and there, and comment that it is virus infection. Need to take medicine, and eye drops to fix it. But as a precaution, they force you to take the Swine Flu test. Very simple process, stick the cotton bud into the nose and get the sample, and you will know by 36 hours. And guess what, it costs $250 and all fully paid by the government. That is another good thing.
Now, after the doctor, the nurse come and get readings for the blood pressure, and so on. And then, it is waiting time. This is the part where it is no fun. As we need to wait almost 45 minutes for the medicine to arrive. I have seen how the pharmacist work, it is as slowly as what I can remember. So, seeing doctor is efficient, but waiting for the medicine, is damn painful wait.
Why, look around you... and it is not hard to notice the harmony and synchronous coughing symphony. Ha Ha... one cough, and every body cough around you. So, I look at the nurse, and the nurse also shake the head and said "bo pian". Finally, they bring us along with another kid and her father to another waiting area, and telling us, it is better to wait in this waiting tent, and they will deliver the medicine to us. As too many people coughing in the fever center (a.k.a previous A&E center).
So, we went there, there are lots of fans and ventilations. Finally the nurse came back with the medicines. And we are all clear to go. But wait, a security guard must be present to escort me to my car. Why? because they have to make sure that you really drive a car, and really get on to the car and drive home. Otherwise, they will use ambulance to ferry you home.
Jay gets 10 days MC and needed to be quarantined at home. but next day, the doctor called and cleared that and tell us that it is just a normal virus infections, and it is negative of H1N1. So no need to quarantine. One thing puzzle me, if my kid gets 10 days of MC, why as the parent who take care of the kid. why the parent does not get 10 days of MC too leh?
Final thoughts...
1. 1 Thumbs up for the whole process.
2. 2 Thumbs up for the doctor giving priority to young kid.
3. 2 Thumbs down for the pharmacist. Still very very slow. The same every time.
During my last visit, the nurse is playing PSP. Can you imagine that?
4. As H1N1 getting worst, and you still go out shopping without wearing a mask,
there is always chances that you may get infected by it. But need not to worry,
many people in the hospital will care about you. The government is doing
everything to make sure that the H1N1 is spread thru controlled ways.
5. If you decided to not come to the hospital, I am very sure that at any GP clinics,
those doctor will not hesitate to call 993 for you. :) So, you end up in A&E or
fever center again.
6. always carry Dettol with you. Watch around, move away from people who is
coughing and sneezing.
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