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The last thing a local man expected to happen when he presented to Gladstone Hospital was to step on an uncapped syringe.
But, unfortunately, he says that was the reality when he presented to the hospital in January as he couldnât get in to see his GP that day.
The man said after initially being seen by an Emergency Department nurse, he was later taken to a bed in the department for further tests.
This was where things started going âpear shapedâ, the man said.
âAs I was on diuretics a nurse had difficulty getting blood from me for testing,â the man, who declined to be named, said.