Other thing to keep in mind, I know you don't have kids of your own like I do. Here is caveat for parents with kids that started few years ago, probably 8 or something years ago, here in NYS, if a child is admitted in emergency room, CPS (Child Protection Service) people sometimes harass the child's parents and raise suspicious for child abuses. While I think it is with good intention, but I believe it will only backfired for those innocent poor parents who did NOTHING wrong. Maybe this guy went though hell with CPS and wanted to avoid being harassed.
I went though once with my son, but my son told the story straightforward and we were relieved from CPS! So, every time if the injury on my kids is not life threatening I won't go to ER, I would go to Urgent care center.