JFC Man the **** up people

[Guynemer]

Or maybe because it is 9AM and they aren't ****ing busy yet?

You'd probably get in and out of the ER in no time right now, honestly.

[regexcellent]

I bet the $70 fee has a lot more to do with it. I've gone to student health later in the day and it's not packed then either. Unfortunately it's not open 24 hours a day.

[rah]

Hydrogen peroxide has literally no antibiotic properties whatsoever. It isn't harmful to pour it on a wound, but it also does sweet ****-all to help.

Didn't know that. So it's not even useful for cleaning out the wound? Thanks Doc.
What is the best, around the house, thing to use then?

[Guynemer]

Soap and water.

[rah]

DUH, I guess I should have guessed that. Does any of the creams do anything worthwhile, or are they a scam too?

[Guynemer]

Antibiotic creams, like Neosporin and generics? Those are fine. The problem is that many pathogenic organisms are developing resistance towards them. There's a prescription ointment called mupirocin that I prefer to use for that reason; there is literally no reason it shouldn't be over-the-counter as well, except, you know, money.

[Aeson]

Cow piss (13th Warrior) and maggots (Gladiator) are all you really need in this situation reg.

[rah]

Antibiotic creams, like Neosporin and generics? Those are fine. The problem is that many pathogenic organisms are developing resistance towards them. There's a prescription ointment called mupirocin that I prefer to use for that reason; there is literally no reason it shouldn't be over-the-counter as well, except, you know, money.

One final one then. Is it worth getting the bandages that include the neosporin? And thanks. Always refreshing to learn something here.

[Guynemer]

Sure. May not help, depending on your particular skin flora, but it can't really hurt.

[Hauldren Collider]

It would clearly be better to leave broke people to die on the streets outside if they lack the money.

Presumably the system would work so that if you paid you'd get to jump the line a bit, and life-threatening injuries would always come first.

[kentonio]

Presumably the system would work so that if you paid you'd get to jump the line a bit, and life-threatening injuries would always come first.

You want doctors prioritizing treatment in the ER on the basis of cost? Seriously, that sounds like a good thing to you?

[The Mad Monk]

Update: it is ~11 hours after my accident and I have no gangrene, also I can feel my foot just fine.

What, you think you have Saiyan skin flora? It doesn't happen that quick.

[C0ckney]

Presumably the system would work so that if you paid you'd get to jump the line a bit, and life-threatening injuries would always come first.

i'm not a doctor, but presumably there's a sliding scale of injuries and problems, from the most urgent to the least urgent and that people are treated based on that. it's not just life threatening and other.

[Hauldren Collider]

You want doctors prioritizing treatment in the ER on the basis of cost? Seriously, that sounds like a good thing to you?

No, it sounds terrible, and also I like soviet bread lines.

[Kuciwalker]

Soap and water.

Even if your house contains liberal quantities of vodka?