A powerful scene from The Pitt captures the difficult times in the emergency department with the current measles outbreak. Dr. Brian Goldman

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Measles: 3 in 10 get complicaitons 1 in 20 will get pneumonia 1 in 1,000 will have brain swelling that can cause deafness and intellectual disability 3 in 1,000 will die @IDSAInfo

#ExtraCancha DIGANME QUE SE ENCUENTRA BIEN 🥹 Bruce Willis, debido a su estado de salud, tuvo que alejarse de los reflectores; su familia ha estado dando información esporádica sobre su vida fuera de cámara. 😖 Entérate aquí. 👇🏻 #BruceWillis #Familia

@NightShiftMD I really appreciate that they put this in the show. Excellent.

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@NightShiftMD The medical experts forgot about infection control: negative pressure, although the child is on a circuit, masks. Its also not sure great example of dealing with families that are resistant to medical suggestion/ intervention. It highkights my frustrated internal voices.

@NightShiftMD This was discussed in the episode. The patient was likely a couple of weeks post-infection. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis usually happens weeks to months after the acute infection. It is unlikely he would be contagious at this point.

@NightShiftMD We have all been Robbie at some point…

@NightShiftMD It always amazes me that everyone believes in science until they don’t.

@NightShiftMD Texas as of today have 508 Cases, and 57 of those cases have been Hospitalized. That is 1: 8 (for every 8 cases of measles, 1 Child needs hospitalization) Parents playing Russian Roulette😶