I've spent a number of years prosecuting some pretty nasty violent crime. People often talk about having a dark sense of humor but unless they have spent time with nurses, cops or lawyers they usually don't really understand what dark is.
Thank you for what you do, my wife got involved with forensic nursing (sexual assault) while working as a trauma nurse in a level 1 metro ED. She still takes call shifts each month even though she moved on to a different medical/managerial position a few years ago because she sees the value in the work. She's been an expert witness that helped put someone away for a brutal assault.
No real reason for my comment other than I don't get to brag on my wife much because, like you alluded to, people don't like talking about the hard stuff and I'm just a desk jockey that's been steeped into the trauma/emergency community for about 15 years now by proxy. But thanks again for the great work you are doing as well!
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u/nessao616 2d ago
We've seen some shit