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Nanccheh
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what is the typical or average day of an ER include??
I've always watched er shows and it seems like there pretty busy but to know from someone with a real experience is better to know #doctor #nursing #emergency-medicine
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Craig Moye
Emergency medical technician
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Abington, Pennsylvania
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It depends, where do want to work at an ED? A city? The suburbs? A rural area? That will amount to the flow of patients, also the time of year and time of day. One issue with an emergency department is that most calls are not he horrified trauma cases you'd think are funneling in. People see a star of life and they go running towards it or they call 911 and in the American health care system we can't deny someone treatment. They can refuse treatment if they're deemed competent. I have friends who have had patients BREAK INTO their ambulance and ask to go to the hospital.
Anyways that part makes being in an ED tough, not everyone is dying but you maybe over booked, you might have to fly through vitals and assessments. 9/10 patients might have a cold and 1 fell off a ladder and they need your attention more but those cold patients act like they're dying and the ED has to figure out where the patient is going from there. As far as work environment goes there is a lot of the "tattooed caffeine fiend you have to warn everyone about" types.
For time of day and year the season can affect what type of illness and injury you'll experience. Alot of seniors get heat injury in the summer time, alot fall at night too.
The city there is a lot of trauma calls, in rural areas there is a lot of poisonings. Depends on where you go!
Personally I think it can be a good experience! Good luck!
Anyways that part makes being in an ED tough, not everyone is dying but you maybe over booked, you might have to fly through vitals and assessments. 9/10 patients might have a cold and 1 fell off a ladder and they need your attention more but those cold patients act like they're dying and the ED has to figure out where the patient is going from there. As far as work environment goes there is a lot of the "tattooed caffeine fiend you have to warn everyone about" types.
For time of day and year the season can affect what type of illness and injury you'll experience. Alot of seniors get heat injury in the summer time, alot fall at night too.
The city there is a lot of trauma calls, in rural areas there is a lot of poisonings. Depends on where you go!
Personally I think it can be a good experience! Good luck!
Wael Al-Rihawi
Mechanical Engineer I Automotive
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Redford Charter Township, Michigan
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Check the links below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pzNVp-1Qgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GzBKoCK3Ik