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Which is a better experience prior to working in a Prison, ICU or Emergency Room?



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Old Oct 24, 2009, 09:13 PM

Default Re: Which is a better experience prior to working in a Prison, ICU or Emergency Room?
I think ICU experience is invaluble, but I have to agree with the other posters that ER experience will most realistically mimic the situations seen within the prison. In a shift we can see people with chest pain, stabbing, influenza, pneumonia, stroke, lacerations, etc.
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