I mean let's be honest, cardiologists are really just plumbers or electricians... so I think we should have a plumber and electrician, they're the new Jonathan's for cardiology
Well, a janitor came to me and told me a patient in the waiting room did not look good. When I went to see him we placed him on a stretcher and he coded. We saved him but only thank to the janitor. True story!!!
Eyes and ears should always be worth a check. 🙏 I heard a smart attending tell a group of residents that nobody wants to have you do more work. They want your attention for a good reason so trust they will bother you only as much as needed. That same night i called one of those residents dating i had a gut feeling but wasnt sure what was up and asked to come up. They ended up coding on the way up. That shade of skin in low light.. Id always che k on someone ..we are all human. 🙏 i always made a list of concerns to look at before it got late and ppl on my watch list. It made the world go round and fostered trust.
This video taught me 3 things: 1) Dr. G has multiple bike helmets and sunshades that would make any ED doc jealous. 2) He’s spent way too much time in an ED for this to be this accurate. 3) I’m convinced his undergrad degree is in theatre with a minor in psychology.
In residency we called for a derm consult on a hospitalized patient. The dermatologist showed up hours later with the most adorable combined expression of fury and confusion.
You just have to say "took some medication... *mumble mumble* toxic epidermal necrolysis?" And all the dermatologists in the country will be rushing to offer consult for the once in a lifetime sensation of action they will have in their careers... only to crash their Bentleys outside the ER and get admitted themselves
Question: I went to er with cellulitis so bad I couldn't walk. Was admitted , diagnosed and send on my way with a script in 32 minutes. Record right! Anyways : did the doctor or derm diagnos me bc I only saw a doctor (for 40 seconds).
@@yellowdressbookstore6602 probably a doctor. I assume you had blood tests taken in advance of the doctor seeing you, and cellulitis is often straight forward, unless one is paranoid enough to suspect the dangerous kinds
Love the sign out of the session at the end. As an ER resident, whenever my wife hands off care of the baby to me when I get home and she is going somewhere I'm like "hold up, we need to do a proper sign out! Last meals, last diapers, last naps, overall demeanor for the day (fussy, happy, etc.). Smooth transition of care is vital!"
This breaks my heart. A lot his videos do. Though very humorous, and he’s nice on the eyes, there’s always the underlining message of how screwed they are. I wish the hospitals would do right by the people we as a society so desperately need. If u read this, thank you all for the hard work you do.
Yeah I had a co worker that did 94 hours in a week doing 3 jobs literally going from 1 job position to the next different job at the hospital because we were so short staffed. She did this for almost a month
Maybe. But it IS curious looking at how many 'doctors' are on youtube nowadays. Makes you wonder why they still have the energy to post every other day, doesn't it?
@@EvanAristyaYudha Not *every* doctor is an emergency room doctor, running their ass off for 72-96 hour shifts. Some-like the #1 doctor in our hearts and minds, Dr Glauck-work in other fields, specialties, and medical facilities not remotely connected to emergency medicine or ICUs filled with CoVid patients. And thank the good lawd Dr Glauck has evenings & weekends off; where would we be without him?!! ;)
Yes. He is *really* talented as an actor to be able to use the same face and really inhabit a completely different character each time. Sometimes people recognize the "possession" just by the eyes (Jonathan).
Maybe a quiet shout out to housekeeping? They are hugely important for infection control and keeping things running smoothly, and yet they are usually very humble, hardworking, and cheerful!
and friendly. Housekeeping actually had caring and supportive conversations with my family member when they were hospitalized. Not so much focused on the physical but supportive in a more "how are you feeling today" "oh, good I'm happy you get to go home today".
@@REDMKnight I get it. After call last night - I didn't run out the door fast enough. I even use the back hallway where I'm less likely to be seen, but someone found me and needed a hand. So today I tacked on an extra 90 min to the 24 hr call shift.
As a doctor this one made me extremely sad because it's so accurate. 😕 On a happier note, everybody knows you in my hospital and sometimes we watch your videos on our lunch break all together. Take care.
I want y'all to get a break from this rough time soon, but it's seeming so bleak out there... I hope y'all get compensated well for your efforts when this all done... Somehow.
As an ED myself, "... we were already burned out. The pandemic just punted us into an active volcano..." It's true. I cried. Tears. Real tears. Not sure if they were of laughter or despair. And we ALL KNOW the dermatology fairy is a myth of EPIC proportions. Dermatologists don't really exist except in their own little magical glade called "Skin Spa".
Having spent years working in an ED, this was very accurate. For some reason people that work in EDs know that they're going to get burned out, yet do it anyway. The first step is admitting the problem, but most of us stop there.
@@wernerbeinhart2320 Honestly? A class action suit about the companies doing the understaffing for endangering patients, manslaughter by neglicence or similar is probably the only way to go. One of the manifold problems here: burn-out and depression sap your energy (as if the job wouldn't be sufficent for that), so those closest and most aware of the problem are probably to sucked dry by the vampires in charge to start a battle against that particular monster.
love this one because it really exposes the limits of therapy, mandated or otherwise. Emergency Medicine is burned out and knows it. Having a therapist tell you that's not ideal or that you need to not be that doesn't change the system Emergency Medicine is stuck in and forced to work in.
The health service trusts burnout in doctors by acting supportive whilst guilting you into pretending you're all better, because you don't want to make it worse for everyone else.
@@mjudec Ours didn't even act supportive. They just kept scheduling "wellness" lectures around lunch time to tell us we needed to exercise more, do yoga, and not stress out... lol. Thanks for reminding me of all the things I COULD be doing, if I wasn't overworked or attending unnecessary lectures.
yup, I only know one solution to EM burn out and that is to switch careers (my dad was an ER doc who switched to radiology after 15ish years in EM), but that's not a solution because emergency medicine is still needed and some people want to continue EM more than any other specialty.
I saw a dermatologist on my 5th day of hospitalization after my full body rash had receded and gone undercover. It was my strong belief in fairies which brought her in, I am sure! 😊
I work in a remote hospital in Australia and our wardsman/orderly are also our plaster technicians and tbh, they put on a better plaster than me. And on at least a few occasions have stopped me from inadvertently pulling out a line from a critically unwell patient during the precarious slide transfer from trolley bed to radiology table. Heroes, bloody heroes.
Heh, you plaster an arm, they've probably done a few houses. In terms of square footage experience matters ;-) (I kid I kid, thanks for what you do ;-) )
“Punted us directly into an active volcano” is probably the most apt description of working in an emergency department right now I’ve heard in the past two years
Where I live (and work as an Emergency physician), whenever a patient has even a slightly tinily acute condition like, even a sneeze for example, the Family Med. and GP docs just tell them "GO GO GO TO THE ED STAT" instead of, I don't know, checking their throats or auscultating their lungs. Actually all specialists dump their patients on us. You don't know how many times I had to start and/or adjust therapy regimens for people with chronic diseases. Or how many times I had to treat people as "inpatient" for weeks in my ED because the hospitalist refused to admit them. And why do I do it? To help those in need of course, because I AM THEIR LAST RESORT. Then again, you don't know how many times I got physically attacked and beaten by a mob after a patient died inevitably due to a catastrophic car accident or cardiac arrest or something. I am the cardiologist. I am the nephrologist. I am the pediatrist. I am the surgeon. I am the otolaryngologist. I am the gynecologist. I am the neurologist. I am the internist. I am the endocrinologist. I am the urologist. I am everything. And I get paid less than everyone. Fuck the administration of this hospital and this country, fuck all other doctors in this town, and fuck everyone who does not appreciate me.
Thanks guys, sorry for my ranting. This video just brought up a lot of stuff I had suppressed. Honestly I have zero job and life satisfaction, but every person and their health that I've helped change for the better keeps me from "ending it all" if you know what I mean. That, and the fact that these people literally need me. Dr. G is a perfect analyst and he really understands what people go through; and using these, he makes us laugh. Yeah even I laughed. I laughed my ass off. However, while we laugh at the way we work and the state we are in for 2 minutes everyday thanks to Dr. G, we also cry about the same things deep down inside the rest of the day. But nothing ever changes. Have a happy and healthy life, people.
@@RylHango When your shift is over, yeah! I mean if they're about to be discharged or admitted to the floor you finish it yourself but otherwise it could be 30 min left or an hour or three hours... You cannot be expected to always stay until the end
@@RylHango Yes. When your shift is over, you GTFO or someone will find something for you to do then some mass casualty incident happens, three codes come in, SHTF and you before you know it, you're still there 5 hours after your shift was over. You wouldn't have been worrying about it had you left to do your notes at home. End of shift, you GTFO. And attendings are over residents in teaching hospitals.
I can confirm to some degree. I got away from acute medicine and then bedside all together though. My husband on the other hand is still working in the hospital in infectious diseases. He was lucky enough to start his career just after the first wave of the pandemic though. He’s definitely feeling pandemic burnout
Emergency Doctor went from "Looke ye upon myne Field of Fuks ande witness that it is Barren," to "Looke ye upon myne Field of Fuks ande witness that it is on Fyre."
Your ER character is so right on for the typical personality of most ER doctors! They would have to be burned out with all that they have to put up with being so short staffed! I thought it was just a problem at our small rural hospital but I guess it's this way everywhere! I think there should always be a PA to work along side the docs in the ER. It would take some of the burden off his shoulders and make for a smoother turnover transition for everyone! I was a Nursing Supervisor on the night shift and when ER was swamped then I would have to go and help with triage and procedures like IVs and discharges. Thanks for the humor to help defuse the stress we are all feeling out here!
Not an MD, but I work in emergency medicine, and all the stressors mentioned, as well as being burnt out before COVID, are 100% true for everyone in this field. Thanks for the laugh, we all need some giggles as we get punted into that volcano 🤣
Sir, I did Med school 1996 to 2001. Internship then Comserve then private practice with years and years in ERs and then the horror that was COVID which my team and I had to manage in our little rural hospital in the center of South Africa with zero external support. I wish I had your videos as a medical student for reference because amazingly enough it is 100% applicable to our experience here but still, watching it now is truly therapeutic and the brilliant humor fantastic. Thank you very much!
I'm a new nurse in the telemetry unit. Two shifts ago there were several patients waiting to come to my floor. The charge nurse took every patient because we were so short handed. She had 8 patients and my preceptor helped her with some of the medications so she could also continue to be the charge. I believe what Dr.G said about being under staffed. The nurses are trying their best. I would say the same for all of the people working in the hospital. We are short PCA's because of illness and our nurses are coming down with Covid and other medical issues due to the stress of the load. Thank you Dr. G for helping all of us enjoy the special way you teach us a little bit about what goes on with doctors and their daily learning process. We will all continue that learning process each shift.
I'm an ED doctor and I'm crying 🤣🤣🤣 Please make more ED videos, these are so true and funny. My shift is over 🤣 I'm not wearing a helmet in the car... but I would absolutely go for a 5-point-seatbelt if I could 😆
Right?? Okay, hold onto a grab bar... I used to ride my motorcycle in to work when I was in the ER. And yes, I had an agreement with the ambulance teams that they could wave & laugh as they drove by my pizza'd gizzards if/when I got hit. I never could adapt to driving my car without a helmet, and I kept reaching for a seat belt on the bike. 5-point restraints really are ideal.
of course he's the mentally healthiest. he's in the one specialty that figured out humans having a circadian rhythm isn't theoretical medical knowledge applicable to patients but not doctors.
Seeing the despair on my cousin's face when he (an ER attending in Norman, OK) was asked very seriously if "this covid thing is really that big a deal" at my other cousin's funeral in the rural town we grew up in made me wanna sign him up for therapy right then and there. Unfortunately he said he was too busy to attend.
The best part is the sign out at the end. Towards the beginning he says “ I am fine “ and he means it. Signing out at the end and “ turning off the drama of em “ is what saves us. We definitely have to turn off parts of ourselves to survive and turn them back on when we leave. That is the key to survive
E "Where were we?" P "Um, at the burnout" E "Oh yeah ofcourse, yeah that's been going on for a while" P "You mean with that guy?" _Camera zooms in on second Emergency doctor_
LOL, that is just awesome! I laughed my azz off! The hand off to the next shift. And the elaboration about how administration treats their staff is spot on. Remember it's all about budget.
As a patient who has spent a lot of time in the ER, there are 2 kinds of doctors, the kind who are like this and hide the stress, and the kind who have grey hair and a hunch at 35. I remember once being in an overcrowded ER as a kid on a gurney in the hallway watching another patient in a halway trying to uncuff themselves from it while the doctor and the cop spoke about whether she needed to be admitted or could go to jail. I remember another time at an ER a nurse gave 2 young men towels to hold on their wounds and sent them back to the waiting room (they had been jumped with baseball bats). I wish I had an answer to help medical staff not burn out. I always wonder if having 3 rotations of 8 hours would help, but they say it would increase mistakes due to more switching. Add in crazy stuff like switching from day to night in the same week sometimes and it is no wonder everyone was already burnt out before the pandemic.
This isn’t limited to just Emergency doctors, but the entire Emergency Department. I was an admin at the ED before and during the pandemic, and let me tell you, it was bad… Just some of the tragic ED tales: - I once saw a nurse open and close a locker four times, then look around like she was lost, only to walk away in the opposite direction to where she needed to go. - another nurse walked into the glass window next to the automatic door… when the door opened (to her left), she proceeded to walk into the glass window again. - a fellow admin and I fell behind on filing… when the replacement arrived thirty minutes early, the admin hugged him and cried. - a doctor asked me for some information on a patient. I pulled out their file, and told them what it said. Satisfied, they walked away. Thirty seconds later, they came back and asked the exact same question. I clarified. They seemed satisfied, and walked away again. He then comes back a third time, and before he opens his mouth, I give him the info. The bastard had the audacity to call me a mind-reader. - while I was orienting a new intern doctor on the admin side of the job, she asked me how the staff looked both hyper and sad at the same time. I told this bright, young tadpole that at the ED, burnout was less of a passion, and more of a lifestyle. Also, the hand-off part at the end was hilarious. Too accurate, my friend. It’s like I was there.
I was waiting for the "Good Will Hunting" scene where the therapist repeats "Its not your fault" and they collapse into a broken tearful hug! It was right THERE DocG!
Thanks for watching. Don’t forget to like and subscribe. Tony from maintenance could use the support.
Can Tony from Maintenance become a new character? A Jonathon for All, perhaps?
Will pulmonary medicine get a video?
I mean let's be honest, cardiologists are really just plumbers or electricians... so I think we should have a plumber and electrician, they're the new Jonathan's for cardiology
Therapist goes to therapy? 😅
Love the videos!
We would love to eventually see "The psychiatrist goes to therapy". You know, a kind of psychiatrist inception type thing hahaha
Well, a janitor came to me and told me a patient in the waiting room did not look good. When I went to see him we placed him on a stretcher and he coded. We saved him but only thank to the janitor. True story!!!
I always get up and have a look.
Stay 💪
Eyes and ears should always be worth a check. 🙏 I heard a smart attending tell a group of residents that nobody wants to have you do more work. They want your attention for a good reason so trust they will bother you only as much as needed. That same night i called one of those residents dating i had a gut feeling but wasnt sure what was up and asked to come up. They ended up coding on the way up. That shade of skin in low light.. Id always che k on someone ..we are all human. 🙏 i always made a list of concerns to look at before it got late and ppl on my watch list. It made the world go round and fostered trust.
Janitors are also very helpful if you need to get a lightbulb out of a patient's butt.
That person is awesome.
This video taught me 3 things:
1) Dr. G has multiple bike helmets and sunshades that would make any ED doc jealous.
2) He’s spent way too much time in an ED for this to be this accurate.
3) I’m convinced his undergrad degree is in theatre with a minor in psychology.
oh no, the therapist is played by Jonathan
and the ER doctor
and the other ER doctor
and the surgeon
4) He is extremely physically fit.
So what you're saying is that we need a Glaucomflecameo on a medical drama.
@@Lamefoureyes only if he plays Bill or the Neurologist
Have you seen his bike? It's verra nice and prob weighs less than all of the expectations placed on him.
As a EM resident … sadly this is 110% true . And I haven’t believed in the dermatology fairy since early residency
In residency we called for a derm consult on a hospitalized patient. The dermatologist showed up hours later with the most adorable combined expression of fury and confusion.
You just have to say "took some medication... *mumble mumble* toxic epidermal necrolysis?" And all the dermatologists in the country will be rushing to offer consult for the once in a lifetime sensation of action they will have in their careers... only to crash their Bentleys outside the ER and get admitted themselves
Derm should be forced to take call.
Question: I went to er with cellulitis so bad I couldn't walk. Was admitted , diagnosed and send on my way with a script in 32 minutes. Record right!
Anyways : did the doctor or derm diagnos me bc I only saw a doctor (for 40 seconds).
@@yellowdressbookstore6602 probably a doctor. I assume you had blood tests taken in advance of the doctor seeing you, and cellulitis is often straight forward, unless one is paranoid enough to suspect the dangerous kinds
Love the sign out of the session at the end. As an ER resident, whenever my wife hands off care of the baby to me when I get home and she is going somewhere I'm like "hold up, we need to do a proper sign out! Last meals, last diapers, last naps, overall demeanor for the day (fussy, happy, etc.). Smooth transition of care is vital!"
Lol cute :)
@@dana102083 His wife has probably started giving him the one finger salute after the third time.
Crib side report
@@JerimiahGentry that made me lol😂😂
As a medical professional I think a lot of practices at hospital are usually implemented in everyday life..and it's very useful
"We were already burned out, the pandemic just punted us directly into an active volcano" Truer words have never been spoken. 🌋
This is soooo true for healthcare workers AND for those of us in education!
Literally My Life
🙋🏿♀️ Healthcare worker here; reading this from the bottom of Mount Vesuvius.
Perfect quote!!!
Glad to see Tony from maintenance getting some lore!
He’s doing a great job
Oh yes you are, @@DGlaucomflecken
I was just thinking about him!
We're world building
@@earthstar7534 isn't it great 😊
This breaks my heart. A lot his videos do. Though very humorous, and he’s nice on the eyes, there’s always the underlining message of how screwed they are. I wish the hospitals would do right by the people we as a society so desperately need. If u read this, thank you all for the hard work you do.
Yeah I had a co worker that did 94 hours in a week doing 3 jobs literally going from 1 job position to the next different job at the hospital because we were so short staffed. She did this for almost a month
@@CodyEverton That poor lady! But I bet the $$ was worth it!
@@Professionalasshole The money probably stops being worth it the second time you have a panic attack/make a mistake due to sleep deprivation
Maybe. But it IS curious looking at how many 'doctors' are on youtube nowadays. Makes you wonder why they still have the energy to post every other day, doesn't it?
@@EvanAristyaYudha Not *every* doctor is an emergency room doctor, running their ass off for 72-96 hour shifts. Some-like the #1 doctor in our hearts and minds, Dr Glauck-work in other fields, specialties, and medical facilities not remotely connected to emergency medicine or ICUs filled with CoVid patients. And thank the good lawd Dr Glauck has evenings & weekends off; where would we be without him?!! ;)
Not only the script is genius, but your acting in these videos is brilliant! You re awesome 😁
Yes. He is *really* talented as an actor to be able to use the same face and really inhabit a completely different character each time. Sometimes people recognize the "possession" just by the eyes (Jonathan).
absolutely agree!
True
Nothing but the truth
Me wondering if I made this comment or not!
Maybe a quiet shout out to housekeeping? They are hugely important for infection control and keeping things running smoothly, and yet they are usually very humble, hardworking, and cheerful!
Absolutely 💯!! 👏 👏
Ngl, a short with EVS would be cool.
Got to surprise one of them the other day when "a lot of blood" actually meant "a _lot_ of blood."
and friendly. Housekeeping actually had caring and supportive conversations with my family member when they were hospitalized. Not so much focused on the physical but supportive in a more "how are you feeling today" "oh, good I'm happy you get to go home today".
DAMN right! I work in a cancer research centre and they keep everything so clean and tidy, forever grateful 🙌
Love my housekeeping and dining service people! Also the supply and laundry people! Underrated and absolutely essential!!!
My wife just asked what video made me laugh out loud. You see, as an ER doc, I don’t laugh much anymore!
I want to say I'm glad for your laugh but/ thank you for the impossible/ but sorry about this global snafu!
Ofc sure you r a doctor
Its almost as if humans who have a job can also be on a common public video platform... incredible.
@@daquieshakeaundra2854 it ain’t impossible!
@@daquieshakeaundra2854 a lot of doctors watch this channel
This has to be one of the best videos. Handing over therapy session to the colleague. 😂
Hey - Anesthesia couldn't get a break during therapy ... no fair.
@@critterwatcher8009 first rule of ER:
When your shift is over, hand over & RUN.
@@REDMKnight I get it. After call last night - I didn't run out the door fast enough. I even use the back hallway where I'm less likely to be seen, but someone found me and needed a hand. So today I tacked on an extra 90 min to the 24 hr call shift.
@@critterwatcher8009 thats normal..wait-
My favorite part.
Maintenance Tony: _"Texaco bro !"_
Texaco Mike: _"Tony, whassup ?"_
Maintenance Tony: _"Yeah, I've got a consult for you."_
As a doctor this one made me extremely sad because it's so accurate. 😕
On a happier note, everybody knows you in my hospital and sometimes we watch your videos on our lunch break all together. Take care.
I want y'all to get a break from this rough time soon, but it's seeming so bleak out there...
I hope y'all get compensated well for your efforts when this all done... Somehow.
His farmer mental health video hit a little to close to home as well
As an ED myself, "... we were already burned out. The pandemic just punted us into an active volcano..." It's true. I cried. Tears. Real tears. Not sure if they were of laughter or despair.
And we ALL KNOW the dermatology fairy is a myth of EPIC proportions. Dermatologists don't really exist except in their own little magical glade called "Skin Spa".
Having spent years working in an ED, this was very accurate. For some reason people that work in EDs know that they're going to get burned out, yet do it anyway. The first step is admitting the problem, but most of us stop there.
What are you supposed to do? Understaffing isn't your decision
@@wernerbeinhart2320 Honestly? A class action suit about the companies doing the understaffing for endangering patients, manslaughter by neglicence or similar is probably the only way to go.
One of the manifold problems here: burn-out and depression sap your energy (as if the job wouldn't be sufficent for that), so those closest and most aware of the problem are probably to sucked dry by the vampires in charge to start a battle against that particular monster.
I was about to point out the severe lack of coke in this video, luckily you saved yourself at the end
love this one because it really exposes the limits of therapy, mandated or otherwise. Emergency Medicine is burned out and knows it. Having a therapist tell you that's not ideal or that you need to not be that doesn't change the system Emergency Medicine is stuck in and forced to work in.
The health service trusts burnout in doctors by acting supportive whilst guilting you into pretending you're all better, because you don't want to make it worse for everyone else.
@@mjudec troo dat!!
Mandated has 'dated' in it!
@@mjudec Ours didn't even act supportive. They just kept scheduling "wellness" lectures around lunch time to tell us we needed to exercise more, do yoga, and not stress out... lol. Thanks for reminding me of all the things I COULD be doing, if I wasn't overworked or attending unnecessary lectures.
yup, I only know one solution to EM burn out and that is to switch careers (my dad was an ER doc who switched to radiology after 15ish years in EM), but that's not a solution because emergency medicine is still needed and some people want to continue EM more than any other specialty.
I saw a dermatologist on my 5th day of hospitalization after my full body rash had receded and gone undercover. It was my strong belief in fairies which brought her in, I am sure! 😊
Signing out of his own therapy session- gold!
“Emergency you’re suffering from burnout.. oh yeah definitely” hahaha I’m an ED nurse and 1000% YES!
I'm not a doctor or even considering work in a medical field and these are still hilarious. You rock!
RUclips has GOT to come up with a new feature that lets you like the same video multiple times. ED doc just resonates with my soul
I work in a remote hospital in Australia and our wardsman/orderly are also our plaster technicians and tbh, they put on a better plaster than me. And on at least a few occasions have stopped me from inadvertently pulling out a line from a critically unwell patient during the precarious slide transfer from trolley bed to radiology table. Heroes, bloody heroes.
AON?
Get yourselves some xray trolleys mate, much less precarious sliding!
Heh, you plaster an arm, they've probably done a few houses. In terms of square footage experience matters ;-) (I kid I kid, thanks for what you do ;-) )
After seeing the ED talk about his burnout I can't wait to hear see the family med therapy session.
Family medicine at least gets to sleep at night.
@@povilzem some of us do both and get to enjoy the best of both worlds ;)
Walks in with wife, kid and baby. All wearing shades and helmet 😂
@@povilzem It depends if its out of hours as well as if they have a patient over hours they need to see.
Love that TONY got a mention!
He’s only qualified for the catheters tho.
“Punted us directly into an active volcano” is probably the most apt description of working in an emergency department right now I’ve heard in the past two years
Where I live (and work as an Emergency physician), whenever a patient has even a slightly tinily acute condition like, even a sneeze for example, the Family Med. and GP docs just tell them "GO GO GO TO THE ED STAT" instead of, I don't know, checking their throats or auscultating their lungs.
Actually all specialists dump their patients on us. You don't know how many times I had to start and/or adjust therapy regimens for people with chronic diseases. Or how many times I had to treat people as "inpatient" for weeks in my ED because the hospitalist refused to admit them. And why do I do it? To help those in need of course, because I AM THEIR LAST RESORT. Then again, you don't know how many times I got physically attacked and beaten by a mob after a patient died inevitably due to a catastrophic car accident or cardiac arrest or something.
I am the cardiologist. I am the nephrologist. I am the pediatrist. I am the surgeon. I am the otolaryngologist. I am the gynecologist. I am the neurologist. I am the internist. I am the endocrinologist. I am the urologist. I am everything. And I get paid less than everyone. Fuck the administration of this hospital and this country, fuck all other doctors in this town, and fuck everyone who does not appreciate me.
I really do appreciate Emergency Room docs.
Thank you for your service. ❤️
I appreciate you. Thank you for all your hard work!
Thanks guys, sorry for my ranting. This video just brought up a lot of stuff I had suppressed. Honestly I have zero job and life satisfaction, but every person and their health that I've helped change for the better keeps me from "ending it all" if you know what I mean. That, and the fact that these people literally need me.
Dr. G is a perfect analyst and he really understands what people go through; and using these, he makes us laugh. Yeah even I laughed. I laughed my ass off. However, while we laugh at the way we work and the state we are in for 2 minutes everyday thanks to Dr. G, we also cry about the same things deep down inside the rest of the day. But nothing ever changes. Have a happy and healthy life, people.
@@mimigottfried8604 I am so sorry your health system is so unwell. Thank you for making the best if an impossible situation
no thanks, anyone who doesn't appreciate you is someone I wouldn't wanna bang anyway
I think after going through all the departments, therapy will need to go to therapy.
Actually Jonathan becomes his therapist lol
How is every moment so accurate 😂 The handover at the end lmaoo
Is that common in hospital medicine? I mean like giving your own patients to another doctor in the same department
@@RylHango When your shift is over, yeah! I mean if they're about to be discharged or admitted to the floor you finish it yourself but otherwise it could be 30 min left or an hour or three hours... You cannot be expected to always stay until the end
@@benteelgersma9303 that makes a lot of sense i always thought patients have an attending who is the sole care giver fir that particular field
@@RylHango maybe this only applies to the ed though?
@@RylHango Yes. When your shift is over, you GTFO or someone will find something for you to do then some mass casualty incident happens, three codes come in, SHTF and you before you know it, you're still there 5 hours after your shift was over. You wouldn't have been worrying about it had you left to do your notes at home. End of shift, you GTFO.
And attendings are over residents in teaching hospitals.
"Punted into an active volcano" is pretty much how my friends in the medical field feel as well.
I can confirm to some degree. I got away from acute medicine and then bedside all together though. My husband on the other hand is still working in the hospital in infectious diseases. He was lucky enough to start his career just after the first wave of the pandemic though. He’s definitely feeling pandemic burnout
I cackled out loud at that one. If that isn't the most apt description of the what it feels like...
I love how he describes himself as “extremely fit” while wearing a bicycle helmet
I have 0 medical experience and I am completely addicted to this channel.
Emergency Doctor went from "Looke ye upon myne Field of Fuks ande witness that it is Barren," to "Looke ye upon myne Field of Fuks ande witness that it is on Fyre."
I love the handover at the end and the new doc picks up right where he left 🤣
As a Physical Therapist, I totally cracked up at “ i’ve got your McBurney’s point…right here.” I’m totally stealing that. 😂
Your ER character is so right on for the typical personality of most ER doctors! They would have to be burned out with all that they have to put up with being so short staffed! I thought it was just a problem at our small rural hospital but I guess it's this way everywhere! I think there should always be a PA to work along side the docs in the ER. It would take some of the burden off his shoulders and make for a smoother turnover transition for everyone! I was a Nursing Supervisor on the night shift and when ER was swamped then I would have to go and help with triage and procedures like IVs and discharges. Thanks for the humor to help defuse the stress we are all feeling out here!
Not an MD, but I work in emergency medicine, and all the stressors mentioned, as well as being burnt out before COVID, are 100% true for everyone in this field. Thanks for the laugh, we all need some giggles as we get punted into that volcano 🤣
Hell, it’s not just EM that was burned out before the pandemic 😝
This is hilarious but also devastatingly accurate about the long-standing issues faced by EDs
ER's in America as well.
@@ginnyjollykidd ERs are called EDs in the US too, it’s just that we call them ERs in pop culture
Genius. Knowing some emergency staff firsthand, this is pretty accurate. Except Johny from maintenance, it's actually Edna.
If you're still doing this I would love to see "Labor & Delivery goes to Therapy" 😂
I’m an ICU nurse and this is so accurate for us nurses too!
As an EM Doc, this hits HARD both in the heart and in the stomach! Can't stop laughing!
Sir, I did Med school 1996 to 2001. Internship then Comserve then private practice with years and years in ERs and then the horror that was COVID which my team and I had to manage in our little rural hospital in the center of South Africa with zero external support. I wish I had your videos as a medical student for reference because amazingly enough it is 100% applicable to our experience here but still, watching it now is truly therapeutic and the brilliant humor fantastic. Thank you very much!
...yep. 15 years in emergency medicine. This be how we do.
The sign-out at the end takes the cake, pure comedic genius!
The transfer!!!!!! As my husband would say "that Dr. Glockenspiel outdid himself". (Yes, that is what he calls you. I'm working on it.)
You know it's bad when the psychiatrist looks horrified. 🤣
Dental student here. I'm supposed to be studying for my exams but I'm super stressed out.. but your videos give me serotonin ❤️ thanks doc 🥰
I literally fell off my bed when I heard Dermatology Fairie. 😂🤣 Dude, this can’t get any better. Perfect. 👏🏻🙏🏻
I don't know how to thank all the people who worked through the pandemic, and kept everything going, but I am grateful for you.
Tony from maintenance is the real MVP.
Everytime I need a good laugh -- therapeutically, of course -- there you are, Dr. G.! Brilliant as always!
Hey ER DOCS. You are loved and known and appreciated. Thanks for shining a light on them Doctor Will
Doc, I am applying this fall in USA as a premed. Wish me a luck. So that I can be a doctor like you too
Good luck!
@@grantmegan91 thanks
Brave move. Good luck from NZ
Awww good luck baby and welcome to the nuthouse
@@fatemehhajizadehsaffar6882 ok, I think I am ready.🙆
i love how you present Emergency Doctors as if they are a hive mind.
😂
He's not wrong...
One of the many things I admire about EM docs - handing over and leaving when it’s time to sign out!
Ah, when he signed out his own therapy session.
Wait a moment. The Dermatology Fairy is not Real? But ... But .... i mean .... what?
As an emergency physician for almost 3 decades I feel this deep in my bones
This is genius hahaha but also the therapist should praise Emergency for having such clear boundaries about his free time xD
I'm a new nurse in the telemetry unit. Two shifts ago there were several patients waiting to come to my floor. The charge nurse took every patient because we were so short handed. She had 8 patients and my preceptor helped her with some of the medications so she could also continue to be the charge. I believe what Dr.G said about being under staffed. The nurses are trying their best. I would say the same for all of the people working in the hospital. We are short PCA's because of illness and our nurses are coming down with Covid and other medical issues due to the stress of the load. Thank you Dr. G for helping all of us enjoy the special way you teach us a little bit about what goes on with doctors and their daily learning process. We will all continue that learning process each shift.
I'm an ED doctor and I'm crying 🤣🤣🤣 Please make more ED videos, these are so true and funny. My shift is over 🤣 I'm not wearing a helmet in the car... but I would absolutely go for a 5-point-seatbelt if I could 😆
Right??
Okay, hold onto a grab bar... I used to ride my motorcycle in to work when I was in the ER. And yes, I had an agreement with the ambulance teams that they could wave & laugh as they drove by my pizza'd gizzards if/when I got hit.
I never could adapt to driving my car without a helmet, and I kept reaching for a seat belt on the bike.
5-point restraints really are ideal.
As a Emergency Doc I applaud you. Perfect, every bit of it.
The shift change lmao
I wish this sessions was much, much longer. I love this one... well, I love all of them, but this is my favourite. Thank you for all your videos.
Poor therapist he deserves a dr Charles session with all the work awakening he has done in the past couple of weeks 😅
Chicago med is the best
Emergency is such a badass! Hang in the bike-bro!
Please keep em long like this one, This was entertaining and on point 100%.
This sign out is the best thing I've seen today! I'm literally just watching all your old vids today
surprisingly, Emergency medicine seems to be the mentally healthiest of all Psychiatry’s patients so far with that self awareness🤣
of course he's the mentally healthiest. he's in the one specialty that figured out humans having a circadian rhythm isn't theoretical medical knowledge applicable to patients but not doctors.
"we were already burnt out, the pandemic just punted us into an active vulcano"
Love the delegation skills. It was a smooth transition 😄
As always, a true genius !
Superb scripts.
Brilliant acting.
Great jokes.
Seeing the despair on my cousin's face when he (an ER attending in Norman, OK) was asked very seriously if "this covid thing is really that big a deal" at my other cousin's funeral in the rural town we grew up in made me wanna sign him up for therapy right then and there. Unfortunately he said he was too busy to attend.
Thank you to all Emergency Doctors for your precious service to society. Many are still alive because of you.
Need a psych goes to therapy video!
My two of my four favorite characters.
There were no lies detected from that ED doc.
As an active emergency attending, this is one of your best videos ever. Thanks!
I want to see Therapist goes to therapy
Same.
Spent the last 22 years as an ED “Provider”, every word is true, even “Tony from maintenance”! I can’t stop LMAO!!😂🤣
The best part is the sign out at the end. Towards the beginning he says “ I am fine “ and he means it. Signing out at the end and “ turning off the drama of em “ is what saves us. We definitely have to turn off parts of ourselves to survive and turn them back on when we leave. That is the key to survive
LOL! I laughed soooo hard. Thanks for acknowledging that burn out for the ED happened before Covid and I loved how he did a sign out on himself
That cured my evening-before-pathophysiology-test depression.
E "Where were we?"
P "Um, at the burnout"
E "Oh yeah ofcourse, yeah that's been going on for a while"
P "You mean with that guy?"
_Camera zooms in on second Emergency doctor_
So true!! Crazy sick Emerg patients and a quick handover to the next doc before leaving.
Man, I cannot get enough of your content.
You are a natural actor and especially your eye acting is awesome 😺 👍
ER resident here in one of the most underserved public hospitals in NYC, absolutely loved this one. Made me cry 😂. You the man Dr. G
LOL, that is just awesome! I laughed my azz off! The hand off to the next shift. And the elaboration about how administration treats their staff is spot on. Remember it's all about budget.
Very accurate to the emergency dep people I know unfortunately. Great as always!
As a patient who has spent a lot of time in the ER, there are 2 kinds of doctors, the kind who are like this and hide the stress, and the kind who have grey hair and a hunch at 35. I remember once being in an overcrowded ER as a kid on a gurney in the hallway watching another patient in a halway trying to uncuff themselves from it while the doctor and the cop spoke about whether she needed to be admitted or could go to jail. I remember another time at an ER a nurse gave 2 young men towels to hold on their wounds and sent them back to the waiting room (they had been jumped with baseball bats). I wish I had an answer to help medical staff not burn out. I always wonder if having 3 rotations of 8 hours would help, but they say it would increase mistakes due to more switching. Add in crazy stuff like switching from day to night in the same week sometimes and it is no wonder everyone was already burnt out before the pandemic.
Ow ow ow ow ow.
Hilarious, yet painful. Thanks for giving a few thousand overworked health care workers a voice!
This isn’t limited to just Emergency doctors, but the entire Emergency Department. I was an admin at the ED before and during the pandemic, and let me tell you, it was bad…
Just some of the tragic ED tales:
- I once saw a nurse open and close a locker four times, then look around like she was lost, only to walk away in the opposite direction to where she needed to go.
- another nurse walked into the glass window next to the automatic door… when the door opened (to her left), she proceeded to walk into the glass window again.
- a fellow admin and I fell behind on filing… when the replacement arrived thirty minutes early, the admin hugged him and cried.
- a doctor asked me for some information on a patient. I pulled out their file, and told them what it said. Satisfied, they walked away. Thirty seconds later, they came back and asked the exact same question. I clarified. They seemed satisfied, and walked away again. He then comes back a third time, and before he opens his mouth, I give him the info. The bastard had the audacity to call me a mind-reader.
- while I was orienting a new intern doctor on the admin side of the job, she asked me how the staff looked both hyper and sad at the same time. I told this bright, young tadpole that at the ED, burnout was less of a passion, and more of a lifestyle.
Also, the hand-off part at the end was hilarious. Too accurate, my friend. It’s like I was there.
I cannot stop laughing, because these are so accurate, hits home so often for a nurse working with docs for 40 years in ICU/ ER
One of the local ER's I bring patients to currently has a wait time of about 30 hours.
That volcano is doing a great job of keeping us warm.
This is the best one yet.
Was waiting for the glasses to come off and see how really burnt out he is 😅 Love your work, man!
Just heard the story about your heart attack. Wow your wife is a rockstar, 10 minutes of chest compressions, wow. So glad you are still with us Will!
I was waiting for the "Good Will Hunting" scene where the therapist repeats "Its not your fault" and they collapse into a broken tearful hug! It was right THERE DocG!