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"Nearly half of all U.S. doctors fail to report incompetent or unethical colleagues, even though they agree that such mistakes should be reported." Here is the link: Link

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And to think, one day, I'll be a doctor
- 12/3/2007 4:53 PM
- Ayliana87 (message)
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"In 2000, the U.S. Institute of Medicine reported that up to 98,000 people die every year because of medical errors in hospitals alone." That's pretty staggering.. kill a small city a year from fuck ups. As a nursing student I sincerely hope I don't kill one of my patients one day :/
- 12/3/2007 5:09 PM
- steph843 (message)
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I bet a good chunk of them come from the hospital near my college. I'd rather risk the hour drive to the city than go to the one less than a mile away from school.
- 12/3/2007 5:18 PM
- Cat_fan (message)
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They only practice medicine, after all.
- 12/3/2007 5:30 PM
- hum__hallelujah (message)
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humans make errors so i think it's rather expected. the not reporting part is a bit more of a problem in my opinion. if your co-worker is making dangerous mistakes and you know, report.
- 12/3/2007 5:31 PM
- stargazerlillikat (message)
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I don't trust doctors. At least, not if they subscribe me drugs.
- 12/3/2007 6:12 PM
- Tallon5 (message)
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Once you make it into the elite fraternity, with a protected monopoly charging anything it want for its services and policing members for even thinking about offering services competitively at a discount, the last thing they'll do is admit they aren't gods.

The main motto of doctors is, "Circle the wagons."
- 12/3/2007 6:55 PM
- BillBryant (message)
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^^^^agreed^^^^^^

Dr. Ron Paul for president.

And, the doctors who didn't report their colleagues violated the Hippocratic oath. Take away their medical licenses.
- 12/3/2007 7:23 PM
- la_faerie_joyeuse (message)
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^^ technically, the Hippocratic oath also includes a part in there about not giving a woman anything to induce abortion.

What about those doctors??
- 12/3/2007 11:14 PM
- Cheyenne17124 (message)
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Yep. Have you ever watched Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs or E.R?
- 12/4/2007 2:05 AM
- loveandpolitics (message)
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Oh my! There are some pieces of information I would be better off without! This is one of them...!
- 12/4/2007 8:39 AM
- cotton_candy_confetti (message)
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