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Lord Byron
Posts archive for: 6 June, 2008
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Doctors and Nurses: What They Do
@ 2008-06-06 – 08:49:27
I am sick and tired of people suing for so-called "medical malpractice." Or suing because a doctor "fondled their breasts." How ridiculous. I thought everyone knew that doctors and nurses and other healthcare providers are obliged to examine all parts of the human body in order to make sure everything's normal. I just went for my yearly examination and the doctor touched my breasts in the exam, but am I going to say I was molested? Of course not! How dare so many people accuse good healthcare workers of molestation and other sexual crimes when what they do may in fact be part of their job. I know some do things that are inappropriate, but the amount of lawsuits filed is abominable. There really can't be that many bad health care workers out there. This is what I have a problem with- those people who falsely accuse medical workers of indecent behaviour in order to make money.
Take, for example, how there are some male caretakers of female patients. The female patients must be cleaned everywhere, including their genital region which involves opening the labia and cleaning the area. Some silly women interpret this cleaning process as a form of "sexual abuse."
Also, male patients do this as well. An invalid male must also be cleaned and this involved taking the penis and moving the foreskin down and cleaning the area of the glans under the hood to remove the smegma and other accumulation of bodily fluids. Some males call this "sexual abuse" as well, even though it is required of the staff to touch these areas of the body in order to keep everything clean and hygenic in order to avoid infection.
People who are so ready to accuse medical staff of molestation are simply either a)greedy for money or, b) mentally unstable.
Yes, I understand that there are a few bad seeds in every profession. But, my question is: Do we really need to let a few bad health care workers make everyone a potential criminal?