Portrait of an ER
All night, every night, like overcrowded emergency rooms across the country, the ER at the Massachusetts General Hospital serves as a haven for the sick and injured.
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Guy Orgis was suffering back pain.
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Amid the chaos there’s a rare quiet moment at the check-in desk.
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There are also long stretches of quiet doctoring, as during the hours it took to stitch the cuts on the face of Samuel Guwor.
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Guwor was then wheeled to X-ray to check for further damage.
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Even a concerted team effort couldn’t save a man brought in after a heart attack.
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Keith Russell, brought in at 2:30 a.m. after a car accident, had a better outcome.
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Patricia Desmond, in a bed parked in an ER hallway; she was ready to be discharged after treatment for pneumonia.
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Cleanup often must wait until the crisis passes.
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