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Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price
What do you call a system that doesn’t believe you’re sick until you’re dying? While emergency clinicians are trained to handle acute medical situations, many lack even a basic understanding of Long COVID and related diseases, such as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
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COVID-19 triggered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that led to long-term lung damage. It took two ER trips before doctors believed me.
It started with chest pain. I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I couldn’t take a deep breath. I immediately pulled up the internet to search my symptoms. It turns out, anything with the search terms “chest pain” and “trouble breathing” leads to the same advice: go straight to the emergency room…
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