肥胖患者报告说在急诊室被解雇和延迟治疗. Patients with obesity report being dismissed and delayed care in emergency rooms.

最近收集的65个个人故事揭示了急诊室令人不安的一种模式, 超重或肥胖患者报告说他们被解雇,嘲笑, 或尽管迫切需要医疗服务, 但却没有及时得到治疗. A recent collection of 65 personal accounts reveals a troubling pattern in emergency rooms where patients who are overweight or obese report being dismissed, ridiculed, or denied timely care despite urgent medical needs. 许多人描述医疗服务提供者在出现心脏病发作等严重疾病症状时告诉他们"你只是胖". Many describe being told "you're just fat" by healthcare providers when presenting with symptoms of serious conditions like heart attacks. 这些故事突出了系统性问题, 包括偏见, 不足对不同体型的培训以及忙做决定可能会延迟诊断并恶化健康结果. These stories highlight systemic issues including bias, lack of training on diverse body types, and rushed decision-making that can delay diagnoses and worsen health outcomes.