Emergency room

アメリカに来て、またまたやってはいけないことをしてしまいました。急患で病院に行ったのです。
２日の夜、ちょっと出かけたんですけど、階段で滑って仰向けに転んで、コンクリートに後頭部を強打しました。あまりの痛さに起き上がれずに、すぐ運ばれたんだけれど、ちょっと休んでも一向に痛みが引きません。これはやばい、ということで、深夜、救急病院に行きました。ただ、とても混んでいたので、とりあえず、一般的なチェックだけしてその日はおうちに帰りました。次の日、痛みは全く引かず、しかも強打したのに後頭部が腫れてません。これは中側でなんかやばいことになっているかも、ということで、再び急患で病院に行きました。アメリカでは、病院は一般で行く場合には、必ず予約がいるので、予約なしの場合は、急患扱いです。
１１時半に病院に行って、検査が終わったのが３時。先生はとっても優しい女の先生でした。後頭部のレントゲンをとって、ＣＴスキャンを取りました。結果は異常なし、とのことでした。先生の話によると、私が強打した後頭部はもっとも繊細なパートで、本当に運がよかったとのこと。はー、滑ってころぶなんてなかなかないことなんだけど、気をつけなきゃ・・・。
ところで、請求は後日郵送されるそうです。歯医者で$4000だったんだから、さて、検査費用はいくらでしょうか・・・。超怖い。はー、保険に入っててよかった・・・。

I did big no-no thing again in the US…I went to an emergency hospital.
On the night of January 2nd, I went out with my friend. And I slipped on the stairs and fell, then I smacked back of head with the concrete stairs. I felt too much pain, so I could not get up. So my friend clutched me and I was transported to the sofa. But my headache was not relieved absolutely. So, my friend thought it was too bad, he took me to an emergency hospital. However, the emergency hospital was very crowded and I felt too cold. Then I just took common tests and went home. The next day, my headache was also not relieved absolutely and back of my head was not swollen although I hit it very hard. So, I supposed that something happened in the inside of head. Then I went to the emergency hospital again. In the US, if we go to the hospital, we need to make an appointment. If we don't have an appointment, we have to go to the emergency hospital.

[I had another big mistake in the US: I went to the emergency room at a hospital. In the evening on January 2nd, I went out with my friend. I slipped on some stairs, fell, and smacked the back of my head on the concrete steps. I had a lot of pain and could’t get up. My friend helped me up and moved me to a sofa. However, the pain in my head remained strong so my friend thought my condition was serious enough to go to a hospital. The emergency room was very crowded and cold. I received a routine check-up and went home. The next day me headache had not lessened but the back of my head was not swollen from the hard blow. I imagined that the swelling could be inside my head and decided to return to the hospital. In the US you need an appointment to see a doctor, so without an appointment you need to go to the emergency room at a hospital. ]

I arrived at the hospital 11:30 am, and the check was finished at 3:00 pm. The doctor in charge was a very gentle woman. I had taken an X-ray and a CT scan of my head. My results of the check were normal. The doctor told me that the back of head is one of the most sensitive parts, and I was really lucky. Well, to slip and fall is not too often, but I have to be careful
BTW, the payment will be sent to me at a later date. How much do I have to pay? I think it is expensive, because I paid $4000 to the dentist… But I have insurance, so the insurance company will pay the payment.

[I arrived at the hospital at 11:30 am and the examination wasn’t finished until 3:00 pm. The doctor in charge was a very kind woman. I had an X-ray taken as well as a CT scan of my head. The results were normal. The doctor told me that the back of the head is one of the most sensitive parts of the body and that I was really lucky, Well, slipping and falling is something that doesn’t happen so often, but I realized I need to be more careful.
BTW, the bill will be sent to me later. I don’t know how much I will need to pay, but I expect the cost to be high, given that I paid $4000 for dental work. However, I have insurance, so the insurance company will bear the expense.]