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EndlessWire

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86. I agree with you.

Sat Jan 1, 2022, 01:59 AM

Jan 2022

I once saw a surgeon who had the awful duty to tell a roomful of family and friends that a patient had died during emergency surgery for gsw. They started screaming and attacking the doctor, who was immediately extracted from the room by a burly ward aide. It stuck with me because I had never seen anything like that.

I once had a patient in code with the family watching, and one relative ran in the room screaming for us to stop "hurting her." It was her Mom...what were we supposed to do...so sad...

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Patient coded and dies from Covid - Family writes comments on hopital room white board [View all] packman Dec 2021 OP

Leads one to believe that their anger is misplaced. dchill Dec 2021 #1

Gee, I Wish Those Family Members... ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #2

Why do you believe this is real Effete Snob Dec 2021 #26

You Presume Too Much ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #31

Yes Effete Snob Dec 2021 #32

How can you tell this is from San Antonio? 33taw Dec 2021 #44

There is a thing called Google Effete Snob Dec 2021 #46

you seriously think someone spoofed this given all the COVIDIOTS we know are out there, and all LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #34

I don't know if it is real or not Effete Snob Dec 2021 #40

Agree everything should be verified. Especially when its main Hortensis Dec 2021 #65

Here's a question for you Effete Snob Dec 2021 #48

I didn't Rebl2 Dec 2021 #61

Uh-huh Effete Snob Dec 2021 #66

My guess is the family came in after the patient died, perhaps to collect patient belongings LymphocyteLover Jan 2022 #81

Russian troll farms deeper than you think lostnfound Jan 2022 #91

This should go viral and the family outed. Boomerproud Dec 2021 #3

👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Dec 2021 #6

Grief can make people act in awful ways uppityperson Dec 2021 #10

Oh, Spare Me SoCalDavidS Dec 2021 #14

I'm a RN who has worked ER, hospitals, hospice and stand by my statement. uppityperson Dec 2021 #15

Can I ask you a quick question? Effete Snob Dec 2021 #53

It depends. CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #58

I agree with you. EndlessWire Jan 2022 #86

+2 Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #89

Yeah, but I don't think that's the case here gratuitous Dec 2021 #18

Long as nobody gets hurt, I tend to look the other way on grief rage. Iggo Dec 2021 #13

University Health, San Antonio TX Effete Snob Dec 2021 #24

What do you suppose that would accomplish? tritsofme Dec 2021 #50

Include nykym Dec 2021 #4

Absolutely disgraceful pandr32 Dec 2021 #5

A little over a year ago multigraincracker Dec 2021 #7

Last week I went to the ER and was admitted for a case of pneumonia-- I can't imagine... TreasonousBastard Dec 2021 #9

I was having I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #49

Had a break down in 1991 and ended up in multigraincracker Dec 2021 #55

thank you bdamomma Jan 2022 #85

What a great story wryter2000 Dec 2021 #52

I agree great story I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #79

How long before another of the family seeks help from those same doctors and nurses when they LoisB Dec 2021 #8

Wow, I understand grief makes people do crazy things, but holy crap. Initech Dec 2021 #11

I can think of several times that hospital staff of all the Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #12

They are allowing families to visit covid patients now? Effete Snob Dec 2021 #16

I've been wondering about that also... Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #29

I think there are specific COVID units. Once you test negative for COVID you can be moved to a non 33taw Dec 2021 #45

Okay, but this was a covid patient, obviously Effete Snob Dec 2021 #54

I am writing specifically about COVID patients. Once an individual is no longer testing positive 33taw Dec 2021 #63

I am sorry about your brother Effete Snob Dec 2021 #67

Thanks, it was pre-vaccine and is frustrating. 33taw Dec 2021 #77

Texas passed a law saying patients, including Covid-positive ones, must be allowed visitors muriel_volestrangler Jan 2022 #93

Gotta blame somebody. gibraltar72 Dec 2021 #17

or the one of them who likely gave the dead guy the virus that killed him GopherGal Dec 2021 #19

Is this real or is it some Russian troll farm divisive crap? lostnfound Dec 2021 #20

The whiteboard is a generic template from Chameleon WhiteBoard Effete Snob Dec 2021 #22

universityhealthsystem.com doesn't call out a Covid ICU in their visitor guidelines nilram Dec 2021 #56

They spell doctor "docter" dalton99a Dec 2021 #21

There were two people who wrote on it Effete Snob Dec 2021 #27

Trump and the rest of the mouth breathers killed him. lpbk2713 Dec 2021 #23

LETS GO, DARWIN! roamer65 Dec 2021 #25

Go,go Darwin! I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #57

Where did you find this? Effete Snob Dec 2021 #28

How likely is it to be real? You must ask yourself this first. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2021 #59

So truth doesn't matter? Effete Snob Dec 2021 #69

Its not that the truth doesn't matter. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2021 #73

Passing on made up shit is as bad as making it up in the first place. Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #78

Reddit, from the looks of it. Dr. Strange Dec 2021 #74

Why are these people Raftergirl Dec 2021 #30

Yes DENVERPOPS Dec 2021 #35

Lots of divisive hype out there. I'm not hating on hurting people. ancianita Dec 2021 #33

whoever that is, I'm glad he's dead. TomDaisy Dec 2021 #36

When reality bites, some folks have a hard time excepting ashredux Dec 2021 #37

trumper idiots llashram Dec 2021 #38

Where was this posted? Chakaconcarne Dec 2021 #39

OP doesn't seem interested in answering that one Effete Snob Dec 2021 #42

Mark my words Retired Engineer Bob Dec 2021 #41

Grief can bring out the worst bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #43

this is not grief Skittles Jan 2022 #84

I don't want to get too deep into this EndlessWire Jan 2022 #87

What a degerate asshole I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #47

Two degenerate assholes Effete Snob Dec 2021 #51

Hospitals nowadays... druidity33 Dec 2021 #60

Hmm- 14 posts on questioning the original post packman Dec 2021 #64

I like to know about things posted on social media Effete Snob Dec 2021 #68

Yep- packman Dec 2021 #72

There've been a few of these things that have been debunked. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #70

Hardly troll territory Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #82

Because there's flamebait everywhere and a lot of it is generated by troll farms lostnfound Jan 2022 #90

That is insane. LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #62

Fascist assholes blame everyone! Emile Dec 2021 #71

Yeah, not believing this one Sympthsical Dec 2021 #75

Thank you. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #76

Yup. Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #80

Totally agree, this one smells like 💩 nt Raine Jan 2022 #88

When the OP doesn't even want to answer Hav Jan 2022 #92

Well bdamomma Jan 2022 #83