- Doctors: Lengths they go to save lives.
140-Character-Claim
- Doctors are forced to maintain composure as they perform surgeries and check ups that determine whether a person will live to see tomorrow. (139)
In Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, the reader
explores the life of Buck, a
domesticated dog gone wild. While forced to adapt to his ferine surroundings, Buck
also learns that sometimes difficult choices must be made to save yourself or
others. Buck’s job, like a doctors’, entails looking out for everyone involved.
Doctors are forced to maintain composure as they perform surgeries and checkups
that determine whether a person will live to see tomorrow.
Body:
Sometimes doctors
have to ignore the rules and break down walls in the medicine field to save a
life. News.com’s article “Vodka-Drip Feed Saves Unconscious Tourist” by Jessica
Marszalek convey that doctors do not stop looking for ways to save their
patient even when treatment is “unconventional” but “successful, with the
patient having now made a full recovery.” Dr. Gelperowicz and Dr. Fraser use a
case of vodka to save a dying tourist’s life. Instead of accepting death for
this patient, the two doctors fought to find an alternative to the needed
dosage of “100 percent-grade alcohol” when the supply ceased to subsist. Madison Park’s “Saving a
Life: A Doctor’s Duty--A Husband’s too” CNN article tells of a tragic story
where a man’s calmness may have saved his wife’s life. When Tim Delgado woke up
to find his wife was having a seizure, he didn’t stop to worry about the
possible formidable
consequences, but trachead her throat and was calm in a time of disaster. Some
rules for doctors need to be broken occasionally to look out for the patient’s
best interest.
Doctors are
selfless people, not only putting time and effort into making someone healthy,
but sometimes putting their own life at risk as well. In “Doctor put her own
life on the line for patients” by Colleen Cason, a story of a persistent and
brave doctor that took the “unconventional path” takes form. Dr. Claudia Jenson
after developing cancer and checking into the hospital, “[kept] up her practice
from her bed.” Refusing to let her patients go untreated, Jenson did not have
time for sick days. According to Madison Park, Dr. Delgado’s instincts as a
doctor kicked in to save his patient even though she was his wife, Alison, he
has to save. Ignoring what some would say his better judgment in not treating a
loved one, an unwonted
task, Delgado knew Alison’s life was in his hands and only he could save her.
Once in awhile a doctor is faced with the choice in doing what is best for
themselves or their patient, and most will say their patient’s life is the most
important.
In a rough
economy, doctors cannot be looking out for a sick patient’s well-being; all
they care about is their next paycheck. Colleen Cason’s article illustrates
that Dr. Jenson experiments with medical marijuana because she will reap the
reward on pay day. The reason Jenson pushed this method of treatment was
because she knew the expense at which people will pay to obtain medical
marijuana as a pain reliever. Explained by Jessica Marszalek in her writing
piece, “hospital authorities later proved very understanding about the booze
bill”. Concerning themselves
with the best way to keep the tourist’s heart beating, they did not have
the time to think about the cost. Or furthermore, what they would get out of
saving the tourist like
a puppy looking for a treat. Some people might feel the only perk of
being a doctor is their fat
salaries, but the determination to go through medical school must be
sparked by something greater than money.
Conclusion:
Though
some people will never understand the value of life, medical doctors and
London’s character, Buck, do. They challenge society to look out for neighbors
and stranger alike. Saving lives and saving yourself are both important, and
the lengths to achieve those goals are never ending.
Works
Cited
Cason, Colleen. "Cason: Doctor
Put Her Own Life On The Line For Patients." Ventura County Star. 25
Nov. 2007. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://www.vcstar.com/news/2007/nov/25/doctor-put-her-own-life-on-the-line-for-patients/>.
Marszalek, Jessica. "Vodka-drip
Feed Saves Unconscious Tourist." NewsComAu. Web. 03 May 2012. <http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/vodka-drip-feed-saves-unconscious-tourist/story-e6frfkp9-1111114611480>.
Park, Madison. "Saving a Life: A
Doctor's Duty -- a Husband's, Too." CNN. Cable News Network, 05
Mar. 2011. Web. 03 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/05/married.doctors.emergency/index.html>.
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