comp 1 final project

Do you know how many people visit the emergency room a day? According to (admin, 2011) there is about 1.7 million people that visit an emergency room a day. Most people think that hospital emergency rooms are scary, but also find that they are very interesting. They like to work at jobs that keep them on their toes. About 15% of emergency room visits are for fever and pain. Emergency rooms are the busiest place in a hospital. Here are three key points he found. Emergency rooms are set up in triages. This will determine what patients will be seen next. The most critical will be seen first. Emergency rooms aren 't just for emergencies. People use emergency rooms if they can 't get into their family doctor. People who need doctor notes will sometimes go in for just that. Doctors will deal with anything from someone having a heart attack or stroke to a broken bone or pain or fever. Active people like to work in a fast moving environment. They like having the adrenalin rush, not knowing what kind of patient they will have next. First thing they will do when the patient gets into the room is take vitals. They ask the patient if they have any allergies. After that they ask the patient what happened. Finally the doctor will examine the patient. When working in an emergency room people will be in survival mode. They will also have to be able to deal with rude people. Doctors and nurses can 't take anything to heart. They can 't get attached to the people coming in. With emergency rooms it is very hard for someone to become attached. Some people would work in environments like this over working in a long term care facility. According to (admin, 2011) 13.5% emergency rooms get lots of people with pain and fevers. Emergency rooms are set up in triages and the most critical patients are first. Lots of people think that it will go first comes first served. The average person spends about three

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