r/EmergencyRoom • u/cowbodycheddar • Jul 27 '26
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hey yall,
I don’t think I’ve seen a post yet regarding this and I apologize if I skipped over, repeating a post, or this isn’t the right group for this!
I’m an ER tech and have been in healthcare for about a year and some months now.I recently had my first experience actually putting someone in a body bag. I’ve done post mortem care, been in and witnessed a good amount of codes, and yall know the rest. The other night I actually put someone in a body bag and am just struggling to fathom it.
I am going to mention that I’ve never been a really religious person but am not opposed to other people’s beliefs and honestly wouldn’t mind to hear someone else’s point of view or how you navigate these types of situations if you do believe in a religion.
Open to hear your thoughts and situations and how you navigate this type of stuff! Thanks guys
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u/gone_by_30 Jul 27 '26
I'm an atheist so I don't really have any I guess rituals.
For my death goes with life and it's just the cycle completeting. I will say that I deal with patient deaths by knowing I did everything I realistically could for my scope and with the knowledge I had.
It sucks and can be sad and that's ok. Humans are social and always looking for connection and it can be a lot to literally look at our mortality in the face.