An ER in the US... is it really like in the TV show?

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I've never been to an ER in the US. I was wondering whether the TV-show ER depicts the goings on in a real life ER in the USA realistically. Is it REALLY like that? Obviously, no George Clooney, but is it really that chaotic and hectic and somehow reassuring?
 
My wife said it was amazing. She had me, unconscious, in the pickup truck, and had phoned them ahead of time. She wheeled up to the door, and guys in green coats carried me away. She was left to fill out paperwork at the front desk.

When I've been there conscious, it's been boring. BOHRINGGG. Lying on a cot and waiting for half of eternity. Hearing pieces of conversation that would make no sense on TV. Eventually a nurse or MD comes by and does things. I suppose if I'd been a drug OD or a gunshot wound, I might have seen more excitement. But I've not had that kind of good luck.
 
no. they don't show all the waiting that goes on..but they have accurately depicted the psycho-paths and weird accidents(like kids with marble up nose.. or teenager who swallows fork becuz she was trying to induce vomiting)..i think they get ideas from these hospitals.
 
Depends on where youre at. Theres more downtime than they show, unless theres a multicar pileup or an exploding building. The waiting area is sooooo much more boring. And the dramatic crap between the actors may happen but in real life theyre at work.
 
no. they don't show all the waiting that goes on..but they have accurately depicted the psycho-paths and weird accidents(like kids with marble up nose.. or teenager who swallows fork becuz she was trying to induce vomiting)..i think they get ideas from these hospitals.
 
My wife said it was amazing. She had me, unconscious, in the pickup truck, and had phoned them ahead of time. She wheeled up to the door, and guys in green coats carried me away. She was left to fill out paperwork at the front desk.

When I've been there conscious, it's been boring. BOHRINGGG. Lying on a cot and waiting for half of eternity. Hearing pieces of conversation that would make no sense on TV. Eventually a nurse or MD comes by and does things. I suppose if I'd been a drug OD or a gunshot wound, I might have seen more excitement. But I've not had that kind of good luck.
 
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