Today makes it 3 years a patient's relative slapped me because 2 people fought and were rushed to the hospital and I started treating the one who was critical and it was not the other (the relative's brother).
A triage is where you basically decide which patient gets treatment when and to what extent.
This happens when you don't have enough hands or resources.
In the case above, his brother had a cut to the head and was shouting while his opponent was losing consciousness
I was the only doctor in the hospital, one nurse, rowdy bloody EM when I got there!
I assessed the situation and went straight to the guy who was losing consciousness.
I was already already making sure his airway was fine when it landed on the back of my head
Tawaaaaaaaaaiiii
I couldn't believe it!
What just happened!
I looked up to see this man shouting, his friends holding him back
He was shouting, "Look at this fool! This bastard! My brother is bleeding and he is treating somebody that is not bleeding"
By the way his brother had a cloth around his head to stop the bleeding
Brethren! That day I knew I was either very born again or mad! Because I did the strangest thing ever....
I was smiling!
I was smiling and clenching my fist, and told his friends to take him outside the hospital compound! Or else, I am not attending to anyone as my life is at risk.
To all those who are not aware, violence against Doctors: It happens more than you think.
In 2015 in a .poll run by SERMOpoll an astonishing 71 percent of physicians said they were verbally and/or physically assaulted by a patient at some point in their careers. If anything, violence against doctors seems to be increasing.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health care workers are assaulted at a rate of 146 per 10,000 workers in a given year. This compares to a national average of only seven assaults per 10,000 workers.
While 71 percent of physicians overall reported assault, the numbers vary greatly by specialty:
Emergency Medicine: 93%
Psychiatry: 90%
Family Practice: 78%
Internal Medicine: 71%
Pediatrics: 64%
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