After years of experience, hundreds of hours of patient care, I have arrived at a personal philosophy of ER medicine that works for me: YOU ARE NUTS UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISEYou know, to crystallize this phrase and philosophy in my mind gives me a sense of inner peace. I can relax. There will be no more surprises as I enter a patient's room. I will already know they are nuts, so nothing they do or say will surprise me. I can say to myself - you're doing that because you're nuts! I may even start to develop more empathy for people. Hey they can't help it - they are nuts...What is genius about this is that when they aren't nuts, I will be pleasantly surprised! Wow....you really are a normal person....how unique. That knowledge will put a spring in my step, a song in my heart....it will restore my faith in humanity people I tell you. I'm so relieved...
4 comments:
It is kind of obvious most patients are cuckoo if they are walking into the ER on their own feet. By your standards of what an emergency is , walking in defines most patients as crazy.
Unfortunately that's true! Lol... Very well put! I love your blog.
i will try this...hilarious
im sure it helps to make the day go faster.
Gosh I laughed a lot!
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