You'd be surprised at how few emergencies you'll see in the ER.
I rotated at a few hospitals on ER rotations around the country and felt really worn out lacking intellectual stimulation.
90% of the "emergency" cases I saw were:
1. Chronic wounds patients are not taking care of
2. Non-emergency outpatient problems (ex: constipation for 2 days)
3. People lying about having chest pain/vomiting blood/other problems when they just want a sandwich and juice for free
4. People coming in for medication refills who do not have any emergency problem
5. Chronic shoulder/joint pain
6. Congestion that people have not tried any medication for
7. Chronic rectal bleeding no one has seen a doctor for
8. Chronic vaginal bleeding no one has seen a doctor for
9. STIs/herpes/syphilis
10. People faking seizures for attention
11. People combative/agitated on drugs who get in accidents and kill people for driving drunk/altered
Really find out whether you want to be an "emergency" doctor.
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