Tag: emergency room
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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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Celebrate safely this 4th of July, UCHealth officials say
Each year around this time, the Colorado Springs police and fire departments issue warnings about the illegality and potential danger of lighting fireworks. Doctors and hospital staffers routinely advise Coloradans to celebrate the Fourth of July responsibly and safely. But in the coming days, hundreds of residents will light firecrackers, skyrockets and sparklers. And some of…