What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills

Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by tdsamardzhiev on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:24PM (#18722496)

To get an absence note for school/work? To make sure it's a common cold?

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by bogle on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:03AM (#18724173)

For a cold, just wait a week or two. There's nothing medicine can do for you anyway. If it's still there, then it's worth checking. Also, you shouldn't need a sick note unless you are off for more than a week (your legislative framework may vary).

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by ams6110 on Thursday December 20, 2018 @08:15AM (#18724607)

It depends entirely on the employer. Some places will require a doctors note if you miss more than two shifts. So in places like that, people typically go to work sick, and just spread the disease. This includes most fast food restaurants so think about the implications of that.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by maxerickson on Thursday December 20, 2018 @09:52PM (#18731111)

Still, it's their fault for not seizing political power and installing a better legislative framework.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by tdsamardzhiev on Sunday December 23, 2018 @03:10AM (#18745015)

Wait a week or two? That's what they told to my father in the military some 40 years ago. He's still fighting the consequences of that pneumonia.

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