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'Felt like I was sent home to die': Southlake patient calls out ER turnover

Hiatus hernia patient speaks out to say she experienced overcrowding, misdiagnosis, lack of care after being sent home without being helped ...
Drama Quarterly

Emergency contacts

Brazilian stars Heloísa Jorge and Valentina Herszage find themselves on the front line of Rio de Janeiro’s ambulance service in Emergência 53 (Emergency 53). They speak to DQ about why this isn’t your ...
EMS1

10-hour ambulance delay puts Seattle’s 911 call triage under scrutiny

A Seattle woman waited more than 10 hours for a nurse-ordered ambulance, raising concerns about the city’s 911 nurse triage system and response standards.

Dear Abby: I worry my mother is in denial about her health

A daughter is concerned about her aging mother who refuses to use a walker, despite multiple falls that may be linked to drinking at a casino, putting her health at risk.

Dear Abby: My elderly mother won’t listen to my pleas that she needs a walker

I moved across the country nine years ago to be closer to my parents as they age. They are now in their early to mid-80s. My ...

Dear Abby: Aging mom is gambling with her life (and money) on trips to the casino without walker

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby: I’m worried about my aging mother’s safety

"My mother has recently had a few falls. One was bad enough that she had to be taken by ambulance to the ER because she was ...

Dear Abby: Aging mother refuses to acknowledge risk of falling

I moved across the country nine years ago to be closer to my parents as they age. They are now in their early to mid-80s. My ...

Dear Abby: My insistence that my mother get a walker has fallen on deaf ears

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby: I bought my elderly mom a walker, but she refuses to use it! I’m at my wit’s end

I moved across the country nine years ago to be closer to my parents as they age. They are now in their early to mid-80s. My mother has recently had a few falls. One was bad enough that she had to be ...

Dear Abby: My mom won’t use her walker even after falling

I moved across the country nine years ago to be closer to my parents as they age. They are now in their early to mid-80s. My mother has recently had a few falls. One was bad enough that she had to be ...

Dear Abby: I just heard about my mother’s risky trip to the casino

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...