We woke up this morning to a blood curdling SCREEEEEAAAAAAMMMMM!!!! Chloe pulled her elbow again, from sleeping on her arm funny. The intense sword fighting and re-enactment of Pirates of the Caribbean with her older cousin Michael last night probably didn't help.
Incidents like these is the reason why we picked UK and France for our travels -- for their health care system. Though we wanted to live like the locals, visiting the hospital definitely wasn't on our list.
The Children's hospital was very modest. It was decorated with some children's work and donated toys scattered throughout the room. Service was fast and pleasant, and we were discharged without being requested of insurance info, or filling any other paper work. I think we got a freebie service?
Time to reach hospital: 25 minutes x2
Time to check in: 3 minutes (we have a long home address)
Time to wait for diagnosis: 10 minutes
Time for diagnosis: 5 minutes (had to explain Tylenol is the American equivalent of Carpol)
Time to fix elbow: 2 seconds
Time to wait for closure: 15 minutes
Total time: about 90 minutes
Injury aside, it was a rather pleasant local experience.
