"Tom Veatch" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:17:11 -0400, Phisherman
wrote:

I rushed a friend to a
hospital once, he had a burst appendix. He passed out on the floor
while filling out page 4 of the 7 required pages to be admitted.

Must be a hospital specific thing. The only time I've been to the ER
in a true emergency situation, I was treated immediately and the
paperwork came later. The necessary medical stuff (pharmaceutical
allergies, etc.) was taken verbally while treatment was underway.

The last time I went to an ER, they told me that they couldn't see me until
I filed out the paperwork. Then they complained that there was to much blood
on the paperwork to read it.