In r/emergencymedicine and r/AskDocs, limited diagnostic capacity and access to timely evaluation are framed as safety issues, from broken imaging infrastructure to needing urgent in person assessment for rapidly worsening symptoms.
the hospital CT scanner has been broken for weeks
meds I'd normally use as first line therapies aren't available
need a visit to the ER to evaluate with a CT or MRI
I work a semi rural site sometimes where people die because they didn’t live 45mins away in the city closer to tertiary care.
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