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Join today<\/a><\/p>\n \n Already a member? Emergency room visits are known for being prolonged<\/a>, expensive, and can be scary, but that doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t run smoothly.<\/p>\n Anyone who has spent time in the hospital, <\/a>visited someone or watched a medical drama like The Pitt knows that the high-stress environment of an ER is not only because of the natural panic linked to an emergency,<\/a> but also because the U.S. healthcare industry has faced struggles including staffing shortages, low wages and emotional burnout.<\/p>\n However, there are certain behaviors that people can uphold \u2014 or avoid \u2014 to make their hospital stays as stress-free as possible for staff and patients alike, according to doctors and health professionals.<\/p>\n Not only is it important to be prepared and show respect to hospital workers as well as fellow patients, but there are lines that should not be crossed in order to keep everyone safe.<\/p>\n Read on for five key behaviors that should be avoided in the ER.<\/p>\n Bringing a large group<\/p>\n It\u2019s only natural to want family and friends nearby when going through a medical emergency. However, doctors encourage patients to limit their visitors in order to prevent adding stress to the environment.<\/p>\n \u201cWho you bring with you to the ER matters,\u201d registered nurse Karen Selby recently told HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cA calm, supportive companion can make the experience smoother. But bringing large groups into a small treatment space creates noise and chaos, making it harder for staff to work quickly and safely.\u201d<\/p>\n Asking for a second opinion<\/p>\n Some patients go to the ER to get a new diagnosis after becoming convinced that they were misdiagnosed by other doctors.<\/p>\n Dr. Robert Myles Riner told The Healthy<\/a> at Reader\u2019s Digest: \u201cIt\u2019s not the role of the emergency department to take someone with a chronic medical problem and try to second-guess all the other providers who have treated this patient.\u201d<\/p>\n He said that while chronic pain should not be ignored, it isn\u2019t helpful to anyone to seek out a \u201cmagic cure\u201d for a problem that is not new.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes a certain amount of self-awareness to be able to say, \u2018you know this is just my same old back pain and it doesn\u2019t make sense to go the emergency department expecting a magical cure\u2019 versus \u2018this headache is so much worse than all the other headaches I\u2019ve had before, so it\u2019s time to go to the ER,\u2019\u201d Riner explained.<\/p>\n Self-removing IVs <\/p>\n Although it might seem like an option for getting out of the ER more quickly, doctors strongly advise against trying to remove an intravenous line by yourself. <\/p>\n
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Shows like \u2018The Pitt\u2019 demonstrate the high-pressure environment in the emergency rooms (HBO Max)<\/p>\n