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I work in A&E as a mental health worker.....erm yes we do have to deal with a lot worse. When there is someone having a psychotic break we have to make sure that a. The person doesn't hurt others and b. They don't hurt themselves. Occasionally this means restraining and that doesn't necessarily happen with the help of the police.
Rolling around in blood, vomit, urine and faeces is part of the job occasionally.
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Ahh, I was only being facetious. I'm under no illusions that working in the NHS' frontline is nothing less than one of the most admirable jobs in the country.
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I used to work in Psych liaison in an inner London ED, and I think that post paints a somewhat misleading and stigmatising picture of psychotic patients. I never rolled around in any body fluids, or went to work with a fractured pelvis. GT is nails!
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Great opportunity to talk about yourself right?
bashthebox
dave4
Scunny
What, hitting their heads on lampposts and falling down a ditch? I know NHS hospitals are a bit hectic, but that just doesn't sound like a safe medical environment.