Sadly, stuff like that isn't just limited to the United States.

A few years ago my aunt broke her hand. When she gets to the ER, she figured it wouldn't take long since the only other people there were drunks who were hung over (mind you this was the middle of the afternoon so I don't know why they were drunk then other than it being the Canadian Thanksgiving).

She ended up waiting HOURS because the ER staff thought she had just sprained her wrist and that she was making a big deal over nothing (you'd think all the blood would have tipped them off). When she finally got an x-ray taken, the doctor flipped out, wondering why she wasn't taken care of sooner since it was the worst hand break that hospital had ever seen. She ended up having emergency surgery that night on it and her recovery time was twice as long as a normal hand/wrist/arm break.

I partly blame idiots going to the ER for unnecessary things (going because you're hung over or because of a twisted ankle is just wasting everyone's time). But really, the staff should be better educated on who needs help sooner than later.