tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post7246949199686238167..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Maiden VoyageDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-6950730251124763642008-05-04T17:31:00.000-05:002008-05-04T17:31:00.000-05:00Anonymous 9:18 and Patient XAs a senior in high sc...Anonymous 9:18 and Patient X<BR/>As a senior in high school, I had the incredible opportunity to observe dozens of operations in my local hospital. With absolutely no medical training, I was allowed to observe everything from routine appy's to organ recovery operations. In every case, the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and patient (except in organ recovery) gave permission, and I learned more from myCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263878301793806625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2023756888531321912008-01-21T14:32:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:32:00.000-06:00Reminds me of the time that they took my high scho...Reminds me of the time that they took my high school biology class to see an autopsy. While classmates were looking green the smell of it didn't bother me at all and I was pushing in for a close view. <BR/><BR/>So how did I end up in Info Science? Who the hell knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7933905791945975242008-01-16T00:38:00.000-06:002008-01-16T00:38:00.000-06:00You hope he rots in hell? Jeez, get a grip.You hope he rots in hell? Jeez, get a grip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33022872668722392002008-01-14T21:18:00.000-06:002008-01-14T21:18:00.000-06:00You misconstrue the question. Can an operating su...You misconstrue the question. Can an operating surgeon authorize an individual with no reason--and no connection to the patient--to observe? Given the intimacy (and violation) surgery involves--let alone risk on allowing someone in with no training, I would say the behavior was completely unethical. I hope you rot in hell for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-63089437891644301392008-01-14T16:39:00.000-06:002008-01-14T16:39:00.000-06:00patient x-Your concern is justified. But this was...patient x-<BR/><BR/>Your concern is justified. But this was not a lark nor slumming. There actually <I>was</I> authorization granted by the operating surgeon. Trust me, I never would have been allowed to view the operation otherwise. I was pre-med, a senior in college, and already accepted to medical school. Was this unethical? Personally, I do not think so.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62731950476711216532008-01-14T14:10:00.000-06:002008-01-14T14:10:00.000-06:00Is it ethical for a non-medical person to sneak in...Is it ethical for a non-medical person to sneak into an OR without authorization, just for a lark? This is slumming at its worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45989643194989942762008-01-12T14:08:00.000-06:002008-01-12T14:08:00.000-06:00I almost fainted the first time I saw surgery - a ...I almost fainted the first time I saw surgery - a minor mole removal in the office! Had to run to the bathroom as well. And the ting was, I didn;t even know it was happening, I was so interested in watching what was being done.<BR/><BR/>All autonomic, I suppose, and uncontrollable. <BR/><BR/>Great post.Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-14479306901791130032008-01-12T13:53:00.000-06:002008-01-12T13:53:00.000-06:00Would love for you to submit this to SurgeXperienc...Would love for you to submit this to SurgeXperiences (http://surgexperiences.wordpress.com/). It's a great post!rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com