I attended an EMS conference years ago when I was a medic. One of the speakers, a well known ER doctor at the time stated that,
“No matter how smart we think we are and how talented we think we are. Modern medicine still comes down to one thing-- keeping the patient amused while waiting for nature to take it’s course.”
Modern medicine IS amazing. The changes I saw as a lowly medic for nearly 20 years still blow me away. But at the very base level, it still comes down to that. This is why it’s not called “does medicine” instead it’s called “practice medicine.”
That reminds me of a line I like from a friend who is a GP: “We’re responsible for a patient’s healthcare, not their health”. I found the distinction interesting, because I hadn’t considered it before.
I attended an EMS conference years ago when I was a medic. One of the speakers, a well known ER doctor at the time stated that,
“No matter how smart we think we are and how talented we think we are. Modern medicine still comes down to one thing-- keeping the patient amused while waiting for nature to take it’s course.”
Modern medicine IS amazing. The changes I saw as a lowly medic for nearly 20 years still blow me away. But at the very base level, it still comes down to that. This is why it’s not called “does medicine” instead it’s called “practice medicine.”
That reminds me of a line I like from a friend who is a GP: “We’re responsible for a patient’s healthcare, not their health”. I found the distinction interesting, because I hadn’t considered it before.
I’ll miss that when it’s all bots. 😅