I'm a doctor, working in innercity Philadelphia. I have tons of truely disgusting stories, but they are centered around humans.
A few examples: Enormous infected lesions: I once had to clean out a hole inside a man's buttocks. The flesh had rotted away making a pocket - I was in up to the wrist.
A homeless gent had feet so disgusting that all the personnel were crowded on the other side of the room wearing masks. We had to call Environmental Control to spray deodorizer ON the guy, just so we could get close enough to examine him. As you can imagine, we smell some pretty horrendous things in the ER but that was really impressive.
And O! the nasty things that happen when STDs run rampant... I've seen private parts so hard and crusty you can knock on them like doors. Not that you'd want to go in.
Then there's the collection of grossness I've had spewed, splashed, and squirted on me.
Don't get me wrong - I love my patients and my work. But hey, you asked for dirty jobs. I know that stories of really appalling things that people do to each other and themselves won't be happening on TV (given HIPPA regulations) but I had to share.
I also wanted to say that I like the green direction the show is taking. The idea of dirty environmentally clean jobs and living choices is very appealing.
It would be awesome to see shows that focus on technology being utilized to develop cleaner manufacturing, shipping, and disposal of everyday products and materials.
Thanks for the laughs, Dr. Matt R
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Dr. Rose, welcome to the boards. I think the brave souls who do work in ERs never get enough thanks or credit for the work they do. Thank you. I hope the people at Discover see your letter.
There's just one thing though. It is never, ever a good idea to leave personal information on a public message board. You won't be able to edit your post any more, so I've taken the liberty of notifying the moderator to have it removed. I would hate to see you spammed and get crank phone calls.
