A middle-aged woman in the emergency department, speaking the day after an impulsive duloxetine overdose:
“When I first started having problems I wanted to see a psychiatrist in the hope that I’d be diagnosed with something exotic and interesting like Tourette’s or Schizophrenia… actually what I really wanted to be was a manic depressive… Unfortunately, all my problems are just because of alcohol…”
Later on, when looking for her nurse:
“Hey, hey you… have you seen Nurse Ratched?… there is one you know, somewhere around here.”
About Chris Nickson
Yep, life in ED is a strange mix -- 1 part sociology/ anthropology experiment, 1 part circus, 1 part exercise in bemusement, 1 part adrenaline rush, and 1 part tragedy.
Yep, life in ED is a strange mix -- 1 part sociology/ anthropology experiment, 1 part circus, 1 part exercise in bemusement, 1 part adrenaline rush, and 1 part tragedy.
Yep, life in ED is a strange mix -- 1 part sociology/ anthropology experiment, 1 part circus, 1 part exercise in bemusement, 1 part adrenaline rush, and 1 part tragedy.
Yep, life in ED is a strange mix -- 1 part sociology/ anthropology experiment, 1 part circus, 1 part exercise in bemusement, 1 part adrenaline rush, and 1 part tragedy.