The Pitt
Warning ! This article stop SPOILERS for The Pitt season 1 , episode 15.One of the skilful parts of Max’sThe Pittis its ability to wield complicated and controversial real - reality issues , such as these seven important aesculapian topics . By theend ofThe Pittseason 1 , the genuine - time medical dramatic event was able to broach quite a few serious subjects . From thePittFest great deal shootingto the present moment where Dana Evans ( Katherine LaNasa ) was punch in the face , The Pitthad several dramatic but fictional curveballs . A disgraceful - and somewhat disheartening - number ofThe Pitt ’s medical storylines , however , were based on real - aliveness controversial part of health care .
The Pittis as much a social commentary on the current state of the healthcare flying field as it is a medical procedural . One of the central objectives of the show was to foreground the trial and tribulations healthcare proletarian face on a day - to - day cornerstone , after all . To show what parking brake room workers are really up against , however , The Pitthad to initiate some serious and of import topics . Luckily , it handled them with immense grace , subtlety , and rationality . These seven moments fromThe Pitthighlight just how sprucely it can discuss controversial material - world topics .
7Correct Treatment of Autistic Patients
Dr. King Showed How Neurotypical Doctors May Misunderstand An Autistic Patients' Needs
Dr. King ( Taylor Dearden ) has a sister who is on the autism spectrum , and she was able-bodied to utilize her experience to help an autistic affected role inThe Pittepisode 7.As Mel demonstrated , healthcare workers who do n’t have experience interacting with neurodivergent people do n’t necessarily screw the best approach to treating patients with autism . Dr. Langdon ( Patrick Ball ) take his normal approaching , and when that did n’t mould , Mel turned off the lights in the room , took an interest in her patient ’s passion for mesa tennis , and addressed the many questions he had for her .
Unfortunately , many autistic affected role play problems when they ’re treated at the hospital . consort to theNational Library of Medicine , " [ C]urrent literature suggests suboptimal guardianship pattern , lower satisfaction with services and providers , and piteous wellness lineament among autistic patients . “If more physician aim the glide slope Mel had inThe Pitt , patient role with autism would likely have practiced experience in hospitals .
6Judgment Of Patients' Health Based On Weight
Dr. McKay Inadvertently Displayed Implicit Bias & Fatphobia In Medicine
Another misinterpretation of a patient came from Dr. McKay ( Fiona Dourif ) . One of the patients she saw earlier in her shift returned after fainting behind the wheel , and Dr. Collins ( Tracy Ifeachor ) strike that she had endometriosis after her pregnancy . Collins also inform McKay that she might not have give her patient a pelvic test because she was fleshy . Stigma fence in system of weights is a very real issue in health care , and it can even result in overweight patient role being misdiagnosed ( viaUIC ) , just as it happen inThe Pitt .
5Racial Bias Against Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Mohan Was Familiar Enough With Sickle Cell To Realize Joyce Wasn’t Addicted To Opioids
too soon on in the duty period , The Pitttook a look at sickle cell diseaseand the racial bias surrounding its discussion . Joyce , a bleak woman , came in shout out in pain . Dr. Whitaker ( Gerran Howell ) take she was an addict look for ethical drug painkillers , but Dr. Mohan ( Supriya Ganesh ) knew better . As Mohan explain , many hoi polloi with sickle cell disease - which dissemble primarily Black hoi polloi - are n’t cave in right treatment due to inherent racial bias(viaNational Library of Medicine ) . Many white doctors do n’t interpret how painful sickle cadre crisis is and wrong assume their calamitous patients are look for opioids .
4Meds Not Being Regularly Administered To Unhoused People
Kiara Mentioned How PTMC Has A Street Team To Help Unhoused People Stay Medicated
The " Kraken " Dr. Abbot warned Dr. Robby about at the start of his shift turned out to be a good manner forThe Pittto explore the issues unhoused masses face , peculiarly those mass with aesculapian conditions . After administering his medical specialty , Dr. Whitaker learn that many unhoused mass struggle with regularly ingest their medicine due to not having the money to pick up prescription . Interestingly , The Pittalso foreground a program many hospitals have where they ’ll take medicinal drug to known encampments of unhoused the great unwashed , which is a diminished but meaningful solution to the problem .
3Spotting & Correctly Handling Abuse & Sex Trafficking
The Pitt Showed How Victims Of Sex Trafficking Can Slip Through The Cracks Even With Proper Procedure
Not all ofThe Pitt ’s literal - earth medical payoff ended happily . Dr. McKay and Dana Evans ( Katherine LaNasa ) distrust that one of their patients was a victim of intimate trafficking after some wary behavior from her " boss . " Through this situation , The Pittgot to showcase the resource hospitals have to identify and offer help to victims of sex trafficking . However , it also showed that these victims can often slip through the cracks of a limited support system of rules , and that doctors sometimes have to simply desire their patient will seek help .
2The Importance Of Wearing Masks & Anti-Vaccination Misconceptions
The Pitt Debunked Anti-Maskers & Anti-Vaxxers
The Pittdid shine a light on many overlooked problems facing the health care industry , but two storylines also proved that it was n’t even a routine afraid of covering number that have been heavily politicized . One patient who came into PTMC decline to put on a masquerade party , so Dr. Langdon threaten to have the surgeons working on her forego mask . Towards the end ofThe Pittseason 1 , Dr. King and Robby also dealt with a nipper was cash in one’s chips of measles and his anti - vax mother , an all - too - pressing concern today . Robby did get a routine mad , but they were able to convert the father to listen to their aesculapian advice .
The Pitt episode 14 had a cagey reference to a Noah Wyle storyline from an episode of E.R. , but it hides a deeper truth about our current era .
There is great deal of empirical evidence to advise that masks do facilitate curb the bedcover of infectious disease ( viaCDC ) and that vaccines are whole secure and aid prevent deadly disease like rubeola ( viaWHO).The Pitt , unsurprisingly , sided with the scientific consensus on both of these consequence . What ’s more surprising is howThe Pittchose to go about the topics of anti - maskers and anti - vaxxers . The Pittpresented readable , sensible grounds to support mask and vaccines , and it treated those characters with a raft of empathy and respect , even though it showed they were wrong .
1The Understaffing, Overworking, & Undertraining Of Hospital Employees
The National Nursing Shortage Could Be Felt Throughout The Pitt
Most ofThe Pitt ’s material - world issue were spotlight for an episode or two and then move away from , but one of the earliest issues it shone light on stayed present throughout the first season . right on from the start , The Pitthighlighted the nursing shortagethat has been affecting hospitals across America . Dr. Robby advocate on the nurses ' behalf , but the fact that doctors are overworked and undermanned was a throughline in every sequence ofThe Pitt . The effects of the nursing shortage could be seen in the stuffed wait way , the overflowing ER , and even in some patients who died due to staffing problem .
Max CEO Casey Bloys talk about the pennant ’s long - term intentions with The Pitt , noting how fresh library show have to be created in the TV industry .
The Pitthighlighted how overworked and underpaid nanny are , but it also took time to highlight how doctors , specially in the emergency room , are just as burnt out . Everyone from Dr. Collins to Robby himself had some moment of burnout , especially after the PittFest shooting extended their shift . In fact , one ofThe Pitt ’s major themes is the idea that entertain and Doctor need to take fear of themselves just as much as they take tending of patient role . Otherwise , the heroics showcased inThe Pittwouldn’t be possible .
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