@drjoe_md: One of the hardest parts of working in the emergency department is watching someone walk through the doors talking to you, and then die in front of you hours, or sometimes minutes, later. In emergency medicine, we get very good at compartmentalizing. We have to. There’s always another patient who needs us, another room to walk into, another family depending on us to be calm. But being able to compartmentalize doesn’t mean you don’t feel it. Some cases stay with you. And I think every time you lose someone like that, it takes a little piece of you with them. #EmergencyMedicine #ERDoctor #HealthcareWorkers #Medicine #DoctorLife

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mamesbabies
makinchanges :
very true 💔 my daughters a ER nurse & its super tough... plus hospitals don't staff like they should!! she left 1 hospital that couldn't keep the nurses 😞
2026-10-09 04:22:24
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brandy :
I believe got pneumonia, having hard time breathing, bad cough, been sick for a week, to scared to go to e.r, alot of Healthcare workers on social media saying dont gone here, unless your dying, they make you feel bad, urgent care closed by the time husband b and gets home, kinda stuck, dont want to waste there time, but im stuck 🤨
2026-10-02 02:08:52
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jackiebodine14
Smalltowngirl14 :
Thank you for all you do..❤️🩺
2026-10-09 01:39:29
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tangerine321
Tangerine321 :
If no one told you today...Thank you, you are the best! As patients we forget to thank you from the bottom of our hearts . Thank you 🙏
2026-10-02 00:27:36
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mejica.princess
Mejica Princess :
My brother was brought into the ER and passed. It was the saddest day of my life. I never thanked the ER staff for their efforts because I was just thinking of my family especially my mother. Her cries are embedded into my soul. Thank you for all you do. [Heartwarming]
2026-10-01 22:55:15
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sonjia535
sonjia535 :
ER nurse here and I would have loved to work along side of you. Thank you for all you do.
2026-10-02 02:26:22
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michelle19661
Michelle1966 :
The hardest part is putting up with the " entitled " people!!!
2026-10-01 22:53:38
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feisty_fay_crochet
Feisty Fay CROCHET🧶🏔️ :
Thank you ER Doctors and Nurses!♥️
2026-10-03 07:23:56
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cindykahle0
Cindy Kahle :
I thank every doctor and nurse for what they do. That is absolutely heartbreaking, I don’t know how you all can do that day in and day out. I couldn’t do it. ❤️
2026-10-02 02:24:25
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jonaner1
Granny J :
I don’t know how you do it. Thank you, you’re all saints.
2026-10-01 23:27:31
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mandi_and_brian_white
Mandi White :
I just want to thank ALL the Dr's, nurses and CNA's!! Y'all keep us going!! THANK YOU!! ♥️
2026-10-02 05:42:49
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leondra323
Leondra :
Thank you, thank you for recognizing your nurses. ❤️
2026-10-04 05:38:46
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manbear1168
RyanFisher29450 :
I agree the pleading that someone does when there is impending doom is crazy. I have said though the scream you hear when a mother looses a child is something you will never forget.
2026-10-02 03:17:29
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mattnc4524
mattnc4524 :
Also people in the ER that are upset at the wait times never know that the person that has come to treat them may have just watched someone die and now they have to keep going
2026-10-02 01:38:38
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janekotecki
Bel dottore :
It is other docs abusing us.
2026-10-02 02:10:50
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dhinight
💙Denise💙 :
RN here. Thank you for recognizing us. Also after a status asthmatic episode an ER doc saved my life and I’m eternally grateful. Know that you are appreciated!!!
2026-10-02 05:21:40
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beachbumgirl15
beachbumgirl15 :
Nurses are heros and I've always have the greatest respect and appreciation for them.
2026-10-02 07:54:07
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emperorrick710
Rick C :
Thank you for showing the respect that ER nurses deserve and please pat yourself on the back for all you do
2026-10-03 04:25:26
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beachbumgirl15
beachbumgirl15 :
working in ER is a constant reminder that life can change in an instant
2026-10-02 07:53:21
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crazycatmom69
Vicki Little :
My mother died Christmas Eve. She was brought into the ER and had had a massive heart attack. The older ER doctor was so affected that he was crying with us. Thank you for all y’all do.
2026-10-04 13:22:02
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cynotk
cynotk :
Thank you for this. Retired ER nurse here. Had a most lovely woman come in with her husband while having an asthma attack. Thought we turned it around but she did not make it … still remember that lovely lady years later .. PTSD IS REAL!
2026-10-04 03:11:28
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amneill207
AMNeill207 :
My daughter-in-law is an ER nurse, and she switches facilities every so often based on the whether or not there, unit or not in order to help her mental health both of my daughters for CNA’s and my oldest daughter left a critical travel center to go to a smaller hospital because it was just getting to be too much
2026-10-03 13:03:26
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rn_mommakim
MommaKimRN 💅 :
Yes, yes, and yes as a former ER nurse.
2026-10-02 01:31:07
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spottedpolkadot
spottedpolkadot :
Thank you
2026-10-02 02:05:21
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shellyjhx
🌸 Shellyj 🌸 :
My heart really hurts for all emergency workers that have to experience such a thing. It’s why while I am a caring and giving person in healthcare is a great career, emotionally. I could never handle it. You must burn out at sometime?
2026-10-02 04:12:00
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