Time.
It was only going to be a matter of time before someone shot House. It’s not something I would ever wish on him, but I will say it’s something that I’m surprised never happened sooner, factoring in the amount of disgruntled patients he’s treated. Or not treated. Or treated disrespectfully, rudely--- We’ll be here all day if I continue rattling off adverbs to describe House’s highly dubious bedside manner.
More than that, I often wonder how much time it’s going to be before he kills someone. I’m not saying that I don’t trust House’s skill, but he subjects his patients to endless strings of dangerous tests, makes rash decisions based upon chance and oftentimes his behavior is downright reckless.
I worry when House claims he’s suffering more pain than usual, or being careless and flaunting his drug use more than usual---his judgment can become very impaired and his decision-making can be very flawed. I don’t know if it’s because of sheer luck that House hasn’t yet managed to kill one of his patients out of negligence, but I will say I am quietly holding my breath.
How can I not? I’ve witnessed one too many times House putting his patients’ lives at risk and it terrifies me when he does. It’s not just a case of my hospital being thrown into jeopardy if something were to happen---it’s also a case of what would happen to House. He’s not a young man anymore, and his reputation with other doctors and hospitals has pretty much rendered him unemployable. Not to mention his physical condition: it's not the fact that he's deemed a cripple that matters, it's his drug dependency. No hospital would employ him with the way he flaunts his Vicodin use. And I fear House would lose a huge part of who he is if he ever lost the only thing that keeps him going: his job. I can only hope that House won’t be reckless and impulsive enough to cause medical negligence.
Because I don’t know what I’ll do the time that day ever comes. If it ever does. All I can say is, I hope House finds himself a damn good lawyer because there are some things I can’t bail House out of prison for.
Lisa Cuddy; House MD; 406 words.
More than that, I often wonder how much time it’s going to be before he kills someone. I’m not saying that I don’t trust House’s skill, but he subjects his patients to endless strings of dangerous tests, makes rash decisions based upon chance and oftentimes his behavior is downright reckless.
I worry when House claims he’s suffering more pain than usual, or being careless and flaunting his drug use more than usual---his judgment can become very impaired and his decision-making can be very flawed. I don’t know if it’s because of sheer luck that House hasn’t yet managed to kill one of his patients out of negligence, but I will say I am quietly holding my breath.
How can I not? I’ve witnessed one too many times House putting his patients’ lives at risk and it terrifies me when he does. It’s not just a case of my hospital being thrown into jeopardy if something were to happen---it’s also a case of what would happen to House. He’s not a young man anymore, and his reputation with other doctors and hospitals has pretty much rendered him unemployable. Not to mention his physical condition: it's not the fact that he's deemed a cripple that matters, it's his drug dependency. No hospital would employ him with the way he flaunts his Vicodin use. And I fear House would lose a huge part of who he is if he ever lost the only thing that keeps him going: his job. I can only hope that House won’t be reckless and impulsive enough to cause medical negligence.
Because I don’t know what I’ll do the time that day ever comes. If it ever does. All I can say is, I hope House finds himself a damn good lawyer because there are some things I can’t bail House out of prison for.
Lisa Cuddy; House MD; 406 words.