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October 23, 2008
BehindTheMedspeak: 19% of physicians believe divine intervention can save a person when doctors deem treatment to be futile
Most interesting statistic of the month.
You could look it up.
October 23, 2008 at 02:01 PM | Permalink
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First off - totally agree that Physicians should honour the wishes of the dieing patient. That said, I really hope this number isn't true - that one out of five doctors in the US believe in the Supernatural?
The article states: "a convenience sample of trauma professionals ... believe that divine intervention could save a person when physicians believe treatment is futile"
Reading that same line suggests to me that the sample contains more than trauma doctors, which could help explain the numbers. As many surveys have shown, the more education one has, the less likely they are to believe in the Supernatural. Nurses, EMT's and First responders could materially alter this number.
And if it is true? The US may have great health care for those that can afford to pay, but given a choice, in life or death situation, give me the professional who knows that they are my best hope of survival and will fight until the very end rather than believe some imaginary being may swoop in and finish up for them...
Obligatory Alec Baldwin clip:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LqeC3BPYTmE
Posted by: Tim | Oct 23, 2008 8:12:17 PM
