ER Doctors And Nurses React To Code Black

When a staggering influx of patients outweighs the limited resources available to treat them all, it creates a situation known as "code black." CBS' new fast-paced medical drama, Code Black, takes place in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation, where a team of extraordinary doctors and nurses works to save patients against all odds. At the heart of the ER’s controlled chaos is Residency Director Dr. Leanne Rorish, renowned for successfully performing high-risk procedures in Center Stage, the trauma area reserved for the most critical cases. In a place where life is measured in seconds, these heroic doctors and nurses operate with speed and skill to provide life-saving miracles.

The team behind Code Black includes medical professionals who have worked in these sorts of situations before. They reached out to their colleagues, the real-life heroes of emergency rooms, to weigh in on the show during a live chat. Here are some of the tidbits they shared:
 

"It's almost identical to people in ER" "We're trying to figure out who's who" #CodeBlack http://t.co/H7w0TPhPoq pic.twitter.com/NvTMbQVRPJ

— Code Black (@CodeBlackCBS) October 8, 2015

 

Love the new show #CodeBlack As a nurse, it's really cool to see a show that's so accurate on its medical information!

— Mariam (@mariam_chunk) October 8, 2015

 

Missing working in C-Booth! #codeblack

— Red_Sonia (@Red_Sonia_999) October 8, 2015

 

Crying with your patients... #Nursingreallife #CodeBlack

— Jessica L Gerez (@jezgerez) October 8, 2015

 

As a nurse of 28 years in the ER I'm surprise how the pace, and feel of the scenes reflect my experience. #codeblack

— Luis Enriquez RN (@EnriquezRn) October 8, 2015

 

#CodeBlack Amazing scenes. Reminds me of my days in 1350!

— José Manwell García (@manwell_u) October 8, 2015

 

Humor does keep the ER going, without it, we would all just be crying and cussing!! So, we cussed while laughing.

— Barbara Kuzma (@ArrNBarbie) October 8, 2015

 

Overheard at the #CodeBlack live chat: "I feel like we should pop on the screen and start working" http://t.co/H7w0TPhPoq

— Code Black (@CodeBlackCBS) October 8, 2015

 

I have a new appreciation for my sons residents @APHospital I wonder if the attending are really like this. #CodeBlack I see one like @MGH_8

— I am Mimi (@MsMimiBoz) October 8, 2015

 

#codeblack watching with my peeps at CBS studio. These are some of the ED nurses where this show started. pic.twitter.com/9PpLIA8fhj

— Luis Enriquez RN (@EnriquezRn) October 8, 2015

 

Alternately laughing myself silly and fighting off tears in this show. The emotions never stop rolling. #CodeBlack

— stampified (@stampified) October 8, 2015

 

"Things would go on, orchestrated like clockwork" -@william_a_young on the unspoken language of #CodeBlack http://t.co/H7w0TPhPoq

— Code Black (@CodeBlackCBS) October 8, 2015

 

"It's awesome that you capture what we think...and maybe can't say" #CodeBlack live chat http://t.co/H7w0TPhPoq

— Code Black (@CodeBlackCBS) October 8, 2015

 

#CodeBlack why is this patient still here??? Real life nursing problems ... #needaroom

— Jessica L Gerez (@jezgerez) October 8, 2015