Should I stay or should I go?

By Linda McSweeny
Updated April 17 2014 - 1:10pm, first published March 31 2014 - 12:13am
Rush to emergency: More people are turning up to casualty, with one in four people heading to the waiting room are admitted to hospital for further treatment. Photo: Joseph Fell
Rush to emergency: More people are turning up to casualty, with one in four people heading to the waiting room are admitted to hospital for further treatment. Photo: Joseph Fell

A 35-year-old man reels from pain after dental work. He can't sleep, feels lethargic and even codeine won't quell the pain. Should he stay up all night in agony and try to see his GP in the morning, or drive to hospital?

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