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64 Things Healthcare Workers Say They Will Never Do After What They Have Seen
Working in healthcare can be extremely stressful. The demands of the job, limited resources, long hours, big expectations, lack of support, and gruesome experiences leave their mark.
Content creator ‘Tribe Nursing,’ an emergency room nurse, recently went viral online. He asked doctors, nurses, EMTs, and other healthcare workers to share all the things that they’re refusing to do or buy because of the traumatic things they’ve seen while on the job. You’ll find their insights and stories below.
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#2
CHIROPRACTORS! People need to know that the person who started it was a con man😭
According to one study, depression, burnout, and stress are extremely prevalent among emergency department (ED) physicians. Between 15.5% to 19.3% of ED workers were found to have depression, 18% to 71.4% dealt with burnout, and 19.5% to 22.7% experienced stress.
These factors led to lower job satisfaction, less compassion satisfaction, less life satisfaction, and higher intentions to quit emergency medicine. In other words, the stress of the job has profoundly negative impacts on these workers’ private and professional lives.
#6
Former EMT, I refuse to not have my dog secured in the car, for her safety and mine. She rides in a crash-tested crate.
Lady Eowyn 2 hours ago
My little service dog has a box seat on the front passenger seat, so I can touch her if I get anxious while driving. It's elevated so she can see out the window, secured with straps to the car seatback, and has a strap that attaches to her harness.
Meanwhile, another study found that the key sources of stress and distress for general practitioners (GPs) are related to emotion work, practice culture, and work role and demands.
Namely, GPs are required to manage and respond to violent or confrontational patients. They also have to deal with collegial conflict, bullying, isolation, and a lack of support in the workplace. And they have to worry about making potential mistakes, complaints, appraisals, inspections, and their finances.
#7
Home births…as a nicu nurse
Huddo's sister 55 minutes ago
This depends on the regulations in place. What is really dangerous is these 'free births' influencers are promoting where women see no one during pregnancy and either give birth alone or with an untrained person in attendance.
#8
Not workout every day or even take a walk. If you know you know.
#9
Hair down near machinery or fast moving parts. Seen a lady get her scalp removed from her long hair getting caught in machinery at work.
Do we have any Pandas working in healthcare in the audience with us today? What are some of the biggest challenges and daily sources of stress for you at work?
What have been the most traumatic things that you’ve personally witnessed, and how has that affected your habits and purchases? If you feel like sharing, feel free to do so in the comments at the bottom of this post.
#10
Fireworks
Huddo's sister 47 minutes ago
I'm really glad they are banned for general public where I live (though of course some idiots still get their hands on them). My dad once had his brother put a bunger (I think that's what it was called) in his pocket on bonfire night. He wasn't severely injured, but easily could have been.
#11
Balloons and orbeez are not allowed in my house
#13
Shop vac. Had a patient that had her leg nearly amputated because her shop vac exploded
#15
Monthly contact lenses
Giraffe Sitter 32 minutes ago
LASIK was the best money I ever spent. I never want to deal with contacts ever again.
#16
I’ll never look at alcohol the same after seeing end stage alcoholic liver cirrhosis. I’ve cut it completely out of my life.
Huddo's sister 53 minutes ago
My stepdad's brother was end stage but somehow recovered enough (after stopping drinking for a certain amount of time) to be released from hospital. Swore he would never drink again and didn't...for like 6 months, then didn't live more than 12 months after starting again.
#17
Pediatric nurse here: batteries
#18
cosleeping. i don’t bash moms who do it but me? seen too much.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 52 minutes ago
Isn't it associated with a higher risk of SIDS? As well as the risk of overlaying- I wouldn't ever risk it.
#21
E-anything. E-scoot. E-bike. Nope nope nope.
#23
3rd year psych resident…..I will never use chat gpt due to the amount of psychosis episodes I’ve seen it induce in many patients 😭 very random but it’s scary!!
Huddo's sister 38 minutes ago
I have heard so many bad stories about people who used it as a therapist!
#25
Steak off a grill cleaned with a wire brush… not a trauma but seeing how close that wire got to his carotid through his throat 😳
#27
As a nurse the most simple thing I refuse is over medicating my kids. I do not have a cupboard full of assorted meds. We run out to get Tylenol if we can’t naturally cool a fever first and Benadryl on hand just incase. That’s it
#29
Watching kids on quad bikes without helmets 🥺
Huddo's sister 37 minutes ago
Even with helmets and roll bars, kids have died. There is no reason I can see for kids to be using them at all.
#30
I will NEVER walk multiple dogs on the same hand.
#31
make caramel at home
#33
A pool. Those drowning patients never make it 🫠
Skywitness 3 hours ago
I swim 4 days a week. All my kids can swim. We are in a neighborhood with many backyard pools. The 24 hour a day hazard (plus the expense) means we will never have a backyard pool. I know several people who just got fed up with their pools and filled them in. It made them happy.
#36
NO CLAW CLIPS WHILE DRIVING
#38
car journeys with a full bladder
Huddo's sister 40 minutes ago
Worse for me is drinking coffee (I gave that up) while driving, or accidental gluten consumption. The drive from Melbourne to my house is about 1.5 hours and there are service centres for the 45 minutes or so, and some small towns with toilets the last 15 minutes or so. I've been caught with an upset stomach in the middle and it was not pretty!
#43
I honestly would say a car but as humans we use them daily as a girl who has had a lot of car accident patients my anxiety has become really bad when I drive . Got so bad I have dreams of dying in car accidents.
#46
Crocs, as I tripped once running to a crash call. Never again.
#47
ceramic wax burners, I never listened to the warning then I fell asleep on the sofa after lightning one in the kitchen. fire alarm woke me. it had exploded and the fire was already pretty big.
#48
Bouncy Castles and Trampolines. Literal guarantee of broken bones and head trauma..
#50
Snowblower, Trampoline, ATV, Horses, Ortho surgical nurse
#54
Meat grinder. Had a 3 year old end up with an above elbow amputation because they were left unattended with one
#55
I never Carry any aerosols in my car . I never leave phone chargers plugged in but not in use. Tragus piercings are also a no.
#57
A real Christmas tree
#59
Working in E.R. has made me push back my car seat as safe as possible. The alleged damage from frontal airbags is unbelievable.
Lady Eowyn 2 hours ago
I am very, very short. I have to have the seat almost as forward as it will go, otherwise I can reach neither the steering wheel or the pedals.
#61
E-Scooter, motorbike, skateboard, fireworks, glass/metal straws, trampoline, dogs, four wheelers…
Peeka_Mimi 3 hours ago (edited)
Dogs?? Dafuq?? You can train dogs and I should know I've had them my whole life. I currently have 5 of them.
#63
popcorn, i avoid nail guns, energy drinks, .22 pistols, seatbelt is low and snug, and i still drive an automatic with two feet.
Peeka_Mimi 3 hours ago
You're not supposed to do that with an automatic. That's an accident waiting to happen.
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