re: For the nurses/docs, what's the craziest things you've ever seen at work?

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Curious how long it takes you medical people to get used to seeing stuff like this. I've seen plenty of gore on video, not sure how I'd react seeing it in person.

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It was bad but not terrible. She died. But she was a "blunt trauma arrest" who was coded and revived in the field. Those really have a ZERO chance of survival. Only by luck, her yourthful heart muscle, and a shite ton of epinephrine that she even made it to us.

It did give the mother time to come get her in a hospital and see her. Instead of draped on the side of the road. We got to clean her up a bit.

Fortunately it's not like TV. One of those doesn't come in per week. Or per shift. FYI I have never worked a Level 1 trauma center. Those folks see more. Her being probably suicidal helps. The guy was not drunk either. Just a preacher (of all things) driving home from an evening service.