Physician's Weekly
JUNE 26, 2025
The emergency room has become a pressure cooker, and healthcare professionals are paying the price. series The Pitt has drawn praise for its unflinching portrayal of the ED, including a widely discussed episode in which a patient’s family member violently assaults a nurse. The Warner Bros.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 12, 2023
” Somehow, there’s this signal that the patients and families had to pick up that maybe the surgeon wasn’t so enthusiastic, or if I just dump risk on them, maybe they’ll say, “I don’t want this.” What I need to navigate with that patient and their family, is it valuable to you? Every time.
GeriPal
AUGUST 15, 2024
And because of this encounter, this patient went to the emergency room twice due to having panic episodes that felt like heart attacks. And also, you know, do they know of anyone, friends, family, coworkers who’s been attacked, were assaulted as a part of these incidents? Alex 33:17 Yeah, we had to workshop this.
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