Question

 

You can agree or disagree with the statements & why or why not? You can add to the statements or ask questions. Each of these statements are about why Multiple studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom show that the probability of dying in the hospital is higher if you are admitted on the weekend.

A) Personally, I believe there is a high chance of dying on the weekends because that is when the hospital seems to be the busiest. Hospitals tend to be understaffed therefore when that weekend rush comes they are being stretched in all types of directions. It’s no secret people party and drink more on the weekend which can lead to MVA’s on top of the sick patients that are coming in. A theory I believe in as well is that people who work during the week wait until the weekend to be seen or have their kids seen at a emergency department. Also, like some of my classmates stated there are certain imaging that cannot be performed on weekends.

B) Honestly, I have never heard or even though of this being something to study about. With the researching I did the main reason for this phenomenon is an understaffed hospital. Another factor the plays a role is a lack of tests getting done and back in time, including a lack of procedures. In order to eliminate this issure hospital could start scheduling more people for the weekends, that way more people could get in and get out and get the care they need. They could also have certain areas open on weekends, like certain lab tests that can be done. Also, making sure they schedule people in case of emergency procedures. This field is full of unknown, you never know what is going to come through the doors but it wouldnt hurt to be prepared.

Answer 1

I agree with this statement, the weekend death rate is more in Germany.

The study research are says that the 14 million patients admitted to the hospital on sunday had a16 % of death rate than those admitted on wednesday. More reasons are there, such as low staffing level at the weekend, people have more urgent health needs, health issues from weekend parties and drinking habits. Those are more relevant reasons for increased admission at the weekend. More accident cases are reported at the weekend, so the number of surgeries are more in weekend days. This all procedures are needed more staff to manage the situations smoothly and effectively. In case the 14 million peoples are admittra in German hospitals 10 % death rate reported by the hospitals. The staff level decreases cause the disproportionate number of nurse patient ratio in each hospitals.

The things to overcome this situation by selection of more staffs to each department especially concentrated to cardiac units, gently handover to other staffs even doctors and other health workers of the hospitals. The handover given with accurate and adequate knowledge about that patients and their treatment measures etc. Allow cardiac treatment for all 7 days . Plan to educate the peoples about the cause of health issues and increased death rate that affect the country, and also teach the people to avoid this crisis.