Paramedic Heretic: Immutable Laws and Ethical Illusions
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1457531801 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Who should you respect and trust? Donna D. Sinclair I have had health problems all of my life and a lot of surgeries. I have also spent time as a caregiver. So experience with the medical world has been a "roller coaster". I have learned a lot but none more than reading "Paramedic Heretic". It is a must read! You have to be your own advocate, do your research, be alert and ask questions. The amount of moral. Five Stars Great read for EMS leadership!
Protecting ourselves comes next. At one point during our lunch the famous Sonny Bono asked, "So in other words, we've reached a point where a rescuer can't say 'screw the rules' and just do the right thing?" Not in other words, Sonny. Avoiding lawsuits comes third. * * * K. Few medics forget their first physician homicide. It would not be my last - Lord, no - but I can recall that night as vividly as though it happened last week. * * * I was not even out of school before I witnessed my first doctor commit murder. Patrick McDonald is a graduate of UCSD La Jolla School of Medicine original Advanced Field Medicine program. No matter how you parse it, that is professional cowardice. He created one of the nation's first STAR (Special Trauma & Rescue) Teams and co-authored the San Diego City Disaster Preparedness Plan. * * * The ugly truth is some of the most macho medics on the planet turn into complete lollipops in the presence of an arrogant, incompetent physician. Secret Service in Presidential Protection matters. He writes, "After 30 years of occasionally saving lives, I learned that by writing and speaking, I can do more good for more citizens, while tolerating far fewer medical-political snollygosters." (For more on this fascinating subject, visit ParamedicHeretic). Immutable Law #2 Saving lives is not our priority. You come somewhere after that. He has acted as consultant to the U.S. Those are the perfect words. He was a co-author of the Nation