article_snippet: The emotional toll endured by emergency room medics has been revealed by a moving photograph showing an ER doctor consumed by grief after losing a teenage patient.
article_snippet: Image was posted to a website by a friend and colleague of the doctor who explained that a 19-year-old he was trying to save passed away.
article_snippet: An image of a doctor overwhelmed by grief after losing a 19-year-old patient has generated thousands of comments on a social media site .
article_snippet: The picture was first published on Reddit and has led to thousands of comments from touched users.
article_snippet: ‘J-Hof’, wrote that the image ‘really hit home’ as the image
article_snippet: I know exactly how the doc in The picture feels.
article_snippet: Despite the picture showing such a dark moment it actually makes me feel happier about my career choice.
article_snippet: I think it is the sense of connection with the unknown doc in the pic and the comments and reaction of Reddit community that makes me feel: what we do matters.
article_snippet: Reddit users touched by the picture of an ER doctor left comments praising the work that the emergency services do .
highlights_snippet: Image posted on social media of grief-stricken doctor touched thousands .
  
highlights_snippet: The picture was taken in California and generated thousands of comments .