Sunday morning. I was rounding with my residents. We moved as a group to the ICU, stopping at each bed. A middle-aged woman with a heart attack. A boy fighting malaria. A young man battling HIV and TB. We checked their vitals, reviewed test results, and adjusted their treatment. At bed 7, a young woman …
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Violence in hospitals
Last week, a previously healthy 50-year-old man died in our hospital following a massive stroke. A CT scan revealed a deep intracerebral hemorrhage. Sudden death evokes a torrent of emotionsโshock, denial, frustration, anger, and griefโnot necessarily in that order. Shortly after the patientโs death in our ICU, a furious mob of nearly 50 people bypassed …