I lived less than 3 miles from where I worked. I drove there and drove home that was it!
Working in the emergency room and dealing with the same people with the same problem night after night there had to be something I could do.
These folks were self destructive, they would come in drunk, incontinent of urine,feces yelling and swinging at us. Who really wants to take care of this person?
Here is another question.
1. Why do the police call an ambulance to take someone to the hospital when the person has had to much to drink?
2. Don't read into this question BUT does a person that has had too much to drink belong in an emergency room?
I believe alcoholism is a disease,like diabetes It can run in the family. If a person wants to get better they do something about it.
It is really hard to see someone come in to the hospital drunk night after night and they won't do anything about it. This person can go to AA all AA asks for is the desire to stop drinking! Sponsors are right there to help if you want it!
Is it any different than the person on oxygen and they continue to smoke?
Patches and pills can help and many other avenues to try.
Or the diabetic that is so overweight and doesn't follow the suggestions of her physician to lose weight.
All of these and many more are folks that are self destructive. Human behavior! But the issue is why to others pay the price?
The person that is drunk and hits a healthcare worker I bet also beats is family.
The smoker with the oxygen puts everyone at risk .Oxygen and smoking are bad together.EXPLODE
The overweight diabetic ,gets heavy and can't help her/himself Someone does and they can get injured.
Just a few comments...
Sheila Wilson R.N. BSN MPH
www.stophealthcareviolence.org
Working in the emergency room and dealing with the same people with the same problem night after night there had to be something I could do.
These folks were self destructive, they would come in drunk, incontinent of urine,feces yelling and swinging at us. Who really wants to take care of this person?
Here is another question.
1. Why do the police call an ambulance to take someone to the hospital when the person has had to much to drink?
2. Don't read into this question BUT does a person that has had too much to drink belong in an emergency room?
I believe alcoholism is a disease,like diabetes It can run in the family. If a person wants to get better they do something about it.
It is really hard to see someone come in to the hospital drunk night after night and they won't do anything about it. This person can go to AA all AA asks for is the desire to stop drinking! Sponsors are right there to help if you want it!
Is it any different than the person on oxygen and they continue to smoke?
Patches and pills can help and many other avenues to try.
Or the diabetic that is so overweight and doesn't follow the suggestions of her physician to lose weight.
All of these and many more are folks that are self destructive. Human behavior! But the issue is why to others pay the price?
The person that is drunk and hits a healthcare worker I bet also beats is family.
The smoker with the oxygen puts everyone at risk .Oxygen and smoking are bad together.EXPLODE
The overweight diabetic ,gets heavy and can't help her/himself Someone does and they can get injured.
Just a few comments...
Sheila Wilson R.N. BSN MPH
www.stophealthcareviolence.org
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