In Case of Emergency paints a startling image of our ERs stretched to the breaking level and exposes the extent of our nation’s damaged security web. All of our nation’s greatest public well being challenges—from COVID-19 to the opioid disaster to gun violence to lack of insurance coverage—collide in emergency departments. Almost half of all medical care within the U.S. is delivered in ERs and nurses are on the frontlines, addressing our bodily and emotional wants earlier than sending us again out into the world. In Case of Emergency follows emergency nurses throughout the U.S, shedding mild on their efforts to assist break a sometimes-vicious cycle for sufferers below their care.
