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space where parents are feeling that. And that’s our current situation (in Surrey’s emergency department). In our current situation, our proximities are just too close.” Surrey’s brand new emergency room, opening on Oct. 1, will include a kids-only department where children won’t come into contact with adult patients.
Driving like a jerk in a school zone, and getting caught, can get very expensive. Fines range from $167 for failing to stop for a school bus, failing to yield to pedestrians or disobeying a school patrol guard, to $196 to $253 for speeding in school or playground zones. Car crashes are the number-one preventable cause of death for B.C. residents ages five to 18. Cpl. Robert McDonald, of RCMP traffic services for the Lower Mainland, advises both drivers and pedestrians to make eye contact with one another, to make sure they’re seen. Pedestrians, he said, should also dress to be seen. “Wear bright or light coloured clothing. In dark or bad weather, wear reflective material on clothes or accessories.” “Be aware of parked vehicles in a parking lot or on the road,” McDonald added. “A driver may not see you between parked vehicles and you may not see them moving. Before crossing or walking through a parking lot, stop and look left, right, left, around parked vehicles. Children should avoid taking shortcuts through parking lots.” An 82-year-old Surrey man died in Royal Columbian Hospital this week after being hit by a motorist who wasn’t able to see him because another car blocked his view.
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Dr. Wade Sabados, an ER physician at SMH, says the new kids-only department add a real sense of calm. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)
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A child being rushed into an emergency department is a stressful situation at the best of times – both for kids and their parents. In Surrey Memorial Hospital’s current emergency room, which can be chaotic due to overcrowding, there is always the potential of a child seeing something
traumatic like a stabbing victim. That scenario can leave children and their families feeling overwhelmed, said Dr. Wade Sabados, an emergency physician at SMH. “If I take my kids to a playground and suddenly there’s something that’s not child-focused going on, I feel almost like papa bear, I get quite protective of my children,” Sabados said. “I think it’s really inappropriate where we have a
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