Emergency Medicine:" The Emotional and Moral Contact Sport"
What do you say to the parents of a recent high school graduate who was just killed when the car she was riding in collided with a truck? Or to a son who asks you to do everything possible to save his cancer-ridden mother even though she has opted for hospice? Or to a patient when she informs you, with complete sincerity, that she can't change into a hospital gown…because she's a zebra? While finding the right words is a crucial part of every doctor's job, according to Dr. Jay Baruch it's often less about what you say and more about what you hear. As he explains, "To be an emergency…
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