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Does anyone notice a palpable electricity/“aura” in the room when someone is dying/ends up dying?

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I’ve noticed this since the first time I saw a patient pass away. And not just the feeling of, “this patient is not doing good, their vitals are sh*t, labs are sh*t, and they’re tanking” but just by walking in the room it feels like death? I had two patients last week that I had bad death-y feelings about days before they started tanking, and they ended up passing. It’s like a quiet palpable electricity that gets louder the closer death is.

I really hate my job currently and I just got a new one at a better network that’s a closer commute, better ratios, and better management so idk if this is just my misery and morbidity creeping out cause I’m so miserable at this job but does anyone understand what I mean?

Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC

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