TV Shows and ER Waiting Rooms
by CanadianLyndsay on Mar.30, 2010, under Ramblings
In the past six months, twice I’ve had to spend some time in emergency room waiting rooms. There was an identical, although probably coincidental, occurrence. Both times, CSI was playing on the TV.
Now, I enjoy watching CSI now and then. But I find them to be the most graphic of all the crime shows. And so I ask you…
Why on earth would an ER play violent, depressing TV shows?
I get that it’s not intentional. But why not try to keep the TV tuned to something a bit more uplifting, like a sitcom or something. Both occurrences I mentioned resulted in people being upset and uncomfortable and in one case someone actually got up and shut the TV off.
You’d think a hospital could consult a psychologist about ways to keep people calm and patient in a waiting room – where people are usually neither calm OR patient!
