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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Meh, a severed finger can survive up to 12 hours at room temperatures, and up to several days if kept on ice.
Do you think there were any serious cases ahead of your buddy, or were they just trying to milk him on parking?
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I doubt there were serious cases. Like I said the ER is only a few minutes away from Seven Oaks in Winnipeg, so most major cases are sent there en-route. At least that is what I was told by some paramedic friends.
In all honesty though, the hospital and ER have a pretty bad rep. They are in dire need of an upgrade on everything, including room. Of course, this is poor Manitoba we are talking about, so the planned upgrade has been postponed for a few years now.
The diagnostic side is pretty fast though if you hit it at the right time, which is fine.