Working in an emergency department is never boring. It is a fast paced and demanding job. Emergency departments deal with almost anything, from mild ailments to life threatening illness. Here are their stories. (Details have been changed to protect patient identity) Alfred Alfred is a 45 year old man who is in reasonable health. He is happily married with
Have you ever been waiting at a doctor’s surgery for hours, even when you have an appointment? How frustrating! Have you ever spent hours and hours waiting in a hospital emergency department!? This is a common occurrence, why do we have wait so long? This is an issue that comes up often: wait times. You make an appointment with
It is not uncommon to hear about the abuse of doctors and nurses in emergency departments around the world. You have a group of professionals whose primary role is to help people and they are subjected to both verbal and physical abuse. In my time working in emergency departments I encountered this type of abuse. This did not only