Tag: emergency department
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How accurate is ‘The Pitt’? Colorado Springs ER staffers weigh in
Fans and critics alike are praising the HBO Max television show “The Pitt” for its realistic portrayal of the inner workings of a busy urban emergency department, the patients it serves, the bureaucratic limitations of emergency medicine, and the physical and emotional toll the profession can take on its practitioners. The show, which recently completed…
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What to know about the measles as Colorado logs 15th case
When a child or adult walks into a hospital emergency room with a runny nose, cough, rash and fever, there could be several illnesses going on, and measles continues to be one of them, says Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Kleiner. The infectious disease specialist works at Colorado Springs’ two major hospital systems — Penrose-St. Francis Health Services…