by Marcus Baranian
We all know that any television show about a factual set-up will, to some degree, be adapted and scripted to appeal to an audience. So when it comes to medical shows and dramas, how realistic are they? Well, according the real doctors, it appears that some are most definitely more accurate than others, with some surprising favourites.
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.
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Title: House, Scrubs, ER: How Realistic are TV Medical Shows?
Author: Marcus Baranian
Email: uawdir@hotmail.co.uk
Keywords: tv, television, entertainment, medicine, health
Word Count: 293
Category: Medicine
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