Do you Think That "ER" Doctors And Nurses Have The Right To Get Ticked Off?

How is everyone?

I thought I'd make this post because the topic is universal in it's subject matter.It's not something I'm proud of,but back a long time ago I was a fall down drunk,a walking screw-up.Every time I got drunk I would always find myself with nasty lower back pain.(which was probably my kidneys telling me to smarten the heck up and stop torturing my body with this poison).

I remember calling ambulances to come and pick me up to bring me to the "ER" for the huge pain.Sadly,it wasn't an isolated incident.Trips to the "ER" became a habit whenever I drank too much among other things.This one particular night around 11:00 p.m. I think.I was sitting on one of the beds waiting for a doctor to come check me out.

After about 15 minutes,a doctor approached me,leaned up against a wall with a little bit of an angry attitude and said..."What is it?".I told him about my back.He examined it,asked what I was into that night besides alcohol.I started to get a little ticked of at this doctor's attitude and found it to be unprofessional.
He left briefly,looked at a chart then returned with a voucher for a cab ride home,then said to me,Jason get up from the bed,we need these beds for people with "Heart Attacks".

The next day I told my father about the doctor and his unprofessional attitude,only to find out that poor doctor had lost 2 family members to addiction.Now I'm thinking,that poor soul,I had no idea.My father also pointed out the the "ER" is full of people there because of alcohol and drug abuse for the dumbest things.After talking with my father,a week later I walked right into the "ER" without permission,made my way to the doctor and apologized.Big Time.

Now I realize why some of these doctors and nurses get a tad livid with people like I was,taking up space on a bed where people with truly serious problems should have.Would you consider doctors that deal with this crap on a daily basis "Unprofessional"?

God Bless,
Kaz

i consider them...saviors.

way way way way way way way too many people come in overnight to the ER for stupid stuff (and their medical expenses arent even paid for by the government yet!). my friend is a CAT/MRI/XRAY tech in the ER at the local hospital. we BS at night when he isnt busy and more often than not he has to do a MRI or something for *insert name here* because they were in a wreck a week ago, and wouldnt you know it? their back starts to hurt right before they have to be back at work...

we need more doctors like them. remember, they are there for your benefit.

In one word, yes.

Now the long answer:

Working in medicine (both laboratory and previously mental health), I constantly saw people who came in repeatedly for problems that they caused themselves.

And, there is more in medicine than just doctors and nurses. There are so many people who support the hospital without whom the doctors and nurses could not do their jobs.

I handle so many trauma laboratory workups where the person needs to be tested for drugs and alcohol. For legal reasons and for health reasons, the physician needs to know if the person has chemicals in their blood that could cause reactions to other medications or further health complications.

Nah I wouldn't call them unprofessional. I just think that it must get incredibly frustrating for them seeing people constantly abusing themselves by drugs and alcohol. If it were me, and this is why I'd make a horrible Doctor, those people would be lowest on my list of priorities. My mentality would be, why should I waste my time and resources on you when you're just gonna be back here next week due to your own actions?

Doctors and Nurses are human beings too with their own opinions, lives, and etc that eventually can influence their attitude to things in their workspace. So yes. When I saw my mother work (she was a nurse), she had to take care of self inflicted wounds or self caused injuries. Of course she'd get a little bitter. Her father (Grandfather to me but I've only met him once and this was on mentioned death bed)was an alcoholic (who is now on a death bed, as mentioned) and was often hurt.

So needless to say, I think they have the right. Besides, just suck it up and let them treat you. A bad mood or a bad injury? Which sounds worse?

Well, speaking from personal experience I don't see anything wrong with the way he reacted.

I had to go to the ER back in 2007. I was very sick, as they put it, the sickest person in the hospital. I got there and waited almost three hours to get seen. The ER was full of people with minor issues that could have been taken care of elsewhere. Or they were there because of issues brought on by addiction. I finally got back to find that my body was going into multi organ failure. I was about to lose my kidneys. The doctors gave my family a 50/50 chance that I would survive surgery. They admitted to us in the ICU after ward that they were being very optimistic and didn't expect me to survive at all. They also told us that I would have been dead in about five or six more hours.

So, I'm glad that someone has that attitude. Someone makes an active decision to use up ER time for something that they cause and can control, but they keep coming back for more. Or people that should be going some where else. Just think that some poor person might be sitting in there about to die and just might because some one else made a poor decision.

Man that is scary stuff polygon. It obviously was not your time to go. I can't even imagine going through that! But yes, what you said is exactly how I feel about the situation. Why keep helping somebody who doesn't show any signs of wanting to help themselves when there are people like you who were going through something completely out of their control? Too many people take life for granted.