The first 90 minutes of an ER shift. (via Dr. RW)
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I thought the ER was cool when I was a medical student because you saw a bunch of different things and everyone was running around because of urgent problems.
Now I think the ER is terrifying for the same reasons.
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This is a GREAT article, Kevin. Thanks for highlighting it. I’m out of breath just reading it… and yet it rings so true. How can EM physicians resist burn out??
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