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I am going to compare and contrast the representation of medical personnel and the portrayal of emergency medicine in 'Casualty' and 'ER'.
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English Essay Media I am going to compare and contrast the representation of medical personnel and the portrayal of emergency medicine in 'Casualty' and 'ER'. The staffs in both 'Casualty' and 'ER' are rushed and under pressure to treat the patient and move on to the next. This seems to be achieved more successfully in 'ER' than 'Casualty' because in 'Casualty' patients waited up to 10 hours to be treated and during that time they were left on trolleys in the corridors due to a lack of beds in wards and a virus outbreak which increased the amount of patients. Also there is a staff shortage in 'Casualty' and they rely heavily on hired agency staff and existing staff doing overtime which makes them more tired and less aware so therefore prone to accidents and mistakes. The staff in 'Casualty' however seem to be more calm than staff in 'ER' because they...
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