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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Registered surgeons - men and women - were invited to take part completely anonymously and 1,434 responded. Half were women:

63% of women had been the target of sexual harassment from colleagues 30% of women had been sexually assaulted by a colleague 11% of women reported forced physical contact related to career opportunities At least 11 incidents of rape were reported 90% of women, and 81% of men, had witnessed some form of sexual misconduct

The 81% men stat, that’s emblematic that this isn’t being overstated. Sounds like a real shitshow. I’m not suggesting that men are more credible. Only that they’re less-likely to report the issue. If four out of five will admit that there’s a problem, holy shit. There’s a problem.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wtf is going on in the UK, especially in the medical space?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Daddies are trying to discredit NHS in public eyes so they can defund it and privatize it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s interesting context that I wonder about regarding accuracy. Definitely an interesting supposition that will stick with me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Difference between a conspiracy theory and fact can be about 6 months, sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Definitely an interesting supposition that will stick with me.

I like this phrase. This is mine now. I'm going to go use it in conversations with people with the explicit purpose being to condescend.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Question: Why do they refer to the surgery area as a theatre? Is it for entertainment purposes?

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I thought 'theatre' was for entertainment and surgery room was for medical surgery...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that's because there were surgery rooms where students can watch operations from above

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're probably right. So indeed it's for entertainment. Gotcha.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe it was for education, not entertainment (though some procedures may have been entertaining, or at least interesting, to watch)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Surgery used to be, essentially, a speedrun. Sanitation and anaesthesia were near nonexistent so opening and closing as quickly as possible would markedly improve mortality rates. Appendix% was a popular watch.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Theatre has two meanings (it seems), one of them being "a room or hall for lectures with seats in tiers". The idea is that above the "centre stage" there would be seating for other doctors to watch the surgery for education/research purposes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting. Welp, bet the guys in the top balcony didn't get to see much detail...

Did the patient in the photo live at least?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well,.chances are a solid "meh"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, in fact the Jr. Mint saved their life.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ever heard of a "theater of war?"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, could you be more Pacific in your reference? Explain it real simple, my level of comprehension has its Nimitz.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

Yes. Romans considered that as entertainment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From the title, I immediately assumed it was the patient being whacked on on anesthesia drugs. Didn't even consider the doctors or other nurses. Damn... Do I have that thing where I just naturally trust figures of authority? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)