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| Topic | Trangenders often get misgendered and bad treatment in the Emergency Room. |
| FifthBeethoven 04/13/17 3:35:39 PM #1: | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/well/live/a-transgender-learning-gap-in-the-emergency-room.html Sometimes the patient is registered as the wrong gender immediately from triage, resulting in a strained communication from the get-go. Other times, a staff member lets out a surprised gasp as a patient undresses for a physical exam. Then there are the moments when providers call a patient a “he/she” or “they” on rounds. Private rooms are also hard to come by in busy, overcrowded emergency rooms, and patients may be inappropriately clustered by gender. None of this, for the most part, is out of malice. Instead it’s because of our own ignorance and stems from our lack of education and training on providing sensitive and evidence-based care for transgender patients. In one study, half of these patients had to teach their doctors about transgender health issues at some point. A Twitter hashtag #transhealthfail started trending in August of 2015, when transgender patients shared stories about their negative experiences with the health care system. Patients continue to use the hashtag today. These holes in medical education and training can cost lives. Over 70 percent of transgender people nationwide say they have experienced serious discrimination in a health care setting. A third of transgender people postpone or completely avoid seeking health care because of the fear of discrimination. One in five have yet to disclose their transgender status to any medical provider. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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