Sick Canadian children are pouring into the pediatric emergency rooms in Montreal. Hundreds are brought in every day. Unfortunately, they are often so ill that they have to be hospitalized.
Parents camp out overnight, waiting for 16, 20, or even 24 hours for their children to be seen, depending on the priority they are assigned during triage. Stretchers line hallways. Medical staff is working around the clock to care for more and more sick children, reports the Montreal Gazette.-- More...