The Emergency Room: A Window into Us | Louis Profeta | TEDxWabashCollege

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  @pamlewkoski9457 · 9 years ago

  I worked with Dr. Profeta 20 years ago and every night was an adventure. Thank you for telling part of the ER story and doing it with grace and emotion.

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• MI

  @MisSorryforthespam · 6 years ago

  &quot;That&apos;s someone&apos;s little girl, Sarah.&quot; <br>I just found out about Death Doulas the other day. What an amazing idea so that no one ever has to die alone.

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• DE

  @DeniseDenise81 · 7 years ago

  &quot;That&apos;s someone&apos;s little girl, Sarah.&quot; &nbsp;Ughhhhhhh :&apos;(

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• AB

  @abbykoop5363 · 6 years ago

  Wow. That was very powerful. I was in ER 10 days ago...broken foot from a horse accident. Not all doctors seem to care like this fellow though.

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• BE

  @betsyklein1263 · 6 years ago

  What a wonderful way to describe just what ERs are like! I was an RN in the ER for 14 years prior to retiring. Dr.Profeta described perfectly how we, as the staff, have to be kind, understanding, empathetic, &amp; sometimes very direct, and always honest with the patients &amp; families. Some days were tough &amp; I&apos;d take it home with me to digest. It&apos;s hard for me not to. But, in the long run, I loved doing my job because it made me feel good to be able to help someone... even if it was only bringing a nursing home patient a warm blanket &amp; a pair of socks because this certain nursing home ALWAYS sent their residents to us in bare feet. Because that... That moment of caring about the comfort of the patient as a human being... That&apos;s what the patients remember. Thanks for another wonderful Tedx.

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• AU

  @autumnh5287 · 6 years ago

  I cried at the end. I was all yeah whatever but when he said &quot; that&apos;s someone&apos;s little girl&quot; I cried

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• SH

  @shyannebailey1070 · 6 years ago

  That last part got me. I work in a nursing home..I&apos;ve sat,with music playing, holding the hands of so many as they took their last breathe..I felt that. ❤

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• BR

  @BrianODonohue · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve been a Nurse for over 25 years, but I&apos;m relatively new to the ER. This should be required viewing for anyone choosing to work in Emergency. Thank You Dr. Profeta.

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• CH

  @christopherdacey5167 · 7 years ago

  I spent 7 years as a volunteer EMT in my local community hospital ER, usually working weekend nights on top of a full-time engineering job. It provided me with the most educational, rewarding and at times emotional experiences of my life. This TED talk encapsulates so well the many experiences that I shared with the ER staff, patients and their loved ones. This talk has motivated me to look into returning to that same ER as an volunteer EMT or even as a trauma tech on top of my full time job which I need to put a roof over my head and food on the table. This TED talk reminded my of what I am missing. Thank you Dr. Profeta. I would serve in the ER under you in a heartbeat.

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• MA

  @marjoriejohnson6535 · 6 years ago

  This is the best example of storytelling &nbsp;there ever has been on Ted talks. From laughter to tears he runs the gammet &nbsp;of emotion. If anybody is not &nbsp;moved they must be emotionally already dead. Love this man and fantastic heart and soul.

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• TZ

  @tzurielsapir2969 · 8 years ago

  One of the best TED talks I’ve ever seen. Incredible. This video is so influential if not life-changing.

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• EM

  @emobean · 8 years ago

  This brings up my passion to be an ER doctor. I cried watching this talk because of how beautiful, how touching, how raw it was. Thank you.

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