Carter's Intervention | ER

[Music] give me a break Carter just listen no I told you I'm on painkillers for my back but I'm functioning dr. Carter you would be wise to be quiet and listen my van is parked outside we have a ticket to Atlanta there's a drug rehab there's a drug rehab center there that specializes in treating doctors with addiction well that's great but I'm on prescribed painkillers and that doesn't make me an addict and I think you all know it I'm not finished it's apparent to all of us that you have a drug problem therefore we cannot allow you to continue working here or anywhere else as a physician so you have two choices get in the van go to the airport check yourself in and when you come back we will support you in any way that we can or I'm fired yeah everyone in this room cares about you no one is judging you this you are you've already judged me you have no idea what I've been through these last few months but I've been here I've showed up I haven't made excuses I haven't complained it's nothing no that is the point can anybody tell me that that I have endangered patients I mean can anybody here say that my performance has changed hmm that I'm some kind of liability John you put a patient into anaphylactic shock by giving her bactrim when she told you that she was allergic to it and you almost killed somebody by leaving a guide wire in their chest is this about mistakes hmm who here hasn't made a mistake Helen I saved your ass this afternoon John demonstrated compulsive drug-seeking behavior win just tell me why yeah I think mainlining fentanyl in the trauma room well I told you I didn't do that you want to call me a liar fine call me a liar but I didn't do that okay show your wrists what show us your wrists are we looking for track marks yeah well there see here want me to roll up my sleeves pick up your watch you know you know what forget it forget it this is your only chance cragger I quit well is that it No what are you doing I don't need this I've never needed this to be a doctor I wanted to help people but I don't need their damn job Carter you don't want to do this it's not doing it they are Carter wait no Carter what are you gonna do piss it all away everything you've worked for eight years of your lines in ur hand and up till Tomatoes Tomatoes Carter you gettin in that van like hell I am you're not gonna do this they tell you that I'm some kind of junkie and you believe them and you come down and ambush Carter you're out of control man if you can't see that then I don't care what you're getting in that van No get in the van don't touch me get in him don't touch me what is it ed huh this week fentanyl next week you end up dead or worse you end up like your cousin something babbling Gork in a nursing home Carter you want to fight that's cold man but either way you're getting your ass [Music] [Music]

Channel: ER - Emergency Room

Views: 342,420

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Id: n6vE5PagPS8

Length: 5min 17sec (317 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 22 2020