TV shows, whether they're based on crime investigations, friendship groups or on the lives on those living in Manhattan's Upper East Side, are usually based on some element of truth. But when it comes to medical dramas, many people question how true to life they really are. This question has, over the years, been put to real-life medical professions, producing some rather surprising results.
The Chicago-based show, ER, ran for 15 years and has long assumed to be the most realistic of the TV medical dramas. But many doctors agree that despite the emotive storylines and fairly accurate use of medical jargon, the show often overlooks important and the simplest of details in order to create a more dramatic storyline.
House is another of the most famous hospital dramas, where difficult and rare cases are passed onto a team of doctors to solve. However, doctors find House unrealistic in that no hospital's 'crack team' ever works on just one case at a time. But they did agree that it's great to see a programme that focuses on a different aspect of hospital life, and where the doctors' roles are often challenged by business factors.
But there is a surprising victory from the world of TV medical dramas; Scrubs. Doctors agree that past all the surreal and wacky sketches, how the show represents the often mundane aspects of hospital work is much more realistic than more dramatised shows such as Grey's Anatomy, House and ER. Scrubs' focus on ordinary cases, hospital disorder, hierarchy and the insecurities of interns are much more in-tune with the reality of hospital life.
But despite all the inaccuracies and dramatisations, none of it really matters. People know TV shows, whatever the genre, are based on facts, so whether realistic or not, we still love to watch them.
The Chicago-based show, ER, ran for 15 years and has long assumed to be the most realistic of the TV medical dramas. But many doctors agree that despite the emotive storylines and fairly accurate use of medical jargon, the show often overlooks important and the simplest of details in order to create a more dramatic storyline.
House is another of the most famous hospital dramas, where difficult and rare cases are passed onto a team of doctors to solve. However, doctors find House unrealistic in that no hospital's 'crack team' ever works on just one case at a time. But they did agree that it's great to see a programme that focuses on a different aspect of hospital life, and where the doctors' roles are often challenged by business factors.
But there is a surprising victory from the world of TV medical dramas; Scrubs. Doctors agree that past all the surreal and wacky sketches, how the show represents the often mundane aspects of hospital work is much more realistic than more dramatised shows such as Grey's Anatomy, House and ER. Scrubs' focus on ordinary cases, hospital disorder, hierarchy and the insecurities of interns are much more in-tune with the reality of hospital life.
But despite all the inaccuracies and dramatisations, none of it really matters. People know TV shows, whatever the genre, are based on facts, so whether realistic or not, we still love to watch them.
About the Author:
Have you been affected by clinical negligence in real life? Click the link to find out more about your rights.
0 comments:
Post a Comment