Former Police Officer, Now Med School Bound

Well everyone, I would like to invite you on an endeavor I am currently undertaking. Before we can move forward, we have to look at the past. So this is my past, I was in the Army for 4 years. Since being discharged from the military, I have been a police officer at a local government and a major metropolitan government in the state where I reside. I have had zero medical experience before accepting a position at a local emergency room. The similarities in law enforcement and emergency care are quite amazing to me.

My position at the emergency room is basically the same as a scribe that some doctors' have working with them. I basically follow the doctor around pretty much wherever they go. I really enjoy the work and find it to be very educational. I have learned probably as much in the past 3 months as a "scribe" than most first year nursing students learn.

Anyway, back to the similarities between a beat cop and an inspiring emergency room physician. I have seen more patients that have been former "clients" of mine than not - maybe that could be why the "pill seekers" seem to leave AMA!? But the attitudes of emergency room patients and prisoners seem to be the same - "Give me what I want when I want it or I'll Sue Your Ass!!" Come on buddy, get in line like the rest. The only main difference I can tell between the two "classes" so for is that the inmate is trying to talk you out of a few cigarettes where the patient is talking you out of Lortab...

Do I miss law enforcement? Sure I do but was being the police worth all of the s*** that came with it? NO! I mean the ER can get stressful but at least one of the few things I have to think about in the ER is getting shot or stabbed. Not that either one of those isn't a possibility, it's just not as likely.

But everybody that is a brief history about me and the good interesting cases are soon to come. All my blogs will not be medical related at all times. I have a great sense of humor so be expecting that too...Thanks for stopping by..