tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post922828256963749370..comments2024-03-09T11:08:34.910+02:00Comments on other things amanzi: powerlessBongihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-5134861620596496982009-10-06T21:31:13.328+02:002009-10-06T21:31:13.328+02:00anonymous, one of the aims of this blog is to eluc...anonymous, one of the aims of this blog is to elucidate life and medicine here. this is not usa. this is africa. this patient did make it, but there was no talk at all of litigation. to be honest, i did not even think of lawsuits until your comment. after all, this is africa. here you count your blessings if you survive.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-88459738914364808562009-10-06T19:44:30.696+02:002009-10-06T19:44:30.696+02:00So, did this poor person make it? And, can they g...So, did this poor person make it? And, can they get any sort of retribution for the pitiful 'care' at the other facility? My gosh..that would be an award winning lawsuit in the US!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-55069087790169402572009-10-04T00:32:04.668+02:002009-10-04T00:32:04.668+02:00Bongi, that would be an interesting question to as...Bongi, that would be an interesting question to ask him. I suspect it unlikely. At his graduation he says he was surprised by the number of students awarded the same degree as he; people whom he'd never seen in his class! <br />Then again, perhaps they weren't in the lectures because they were already conducting on-the-job-training in Nelspruit... <br /><br />Tut, it seems bridges in SA have no staying power - falling down at the slightest speeding driver. What sissies. Then again, maybe it saw a driver on the <i>right</i> side of the road, hmm??Jabulanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847825459654555235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-23319080123217733522009-10-03T22:01:01.851+02:002009-10-03T22:01:01.851+02:00I cannot forget the time a "new graduate"...I cannot forget the time a "new graduate" put a chest drain into the wrong side of the chest because he a) couldn't identify clinical signs of a tension pneumothorax and b) couldn't tell left from right on a chest Xray. (Don't even ask me why a tension pneumothorax had a CXR to start with.)<br />This doctor was "pushed through" medical school before my eyes on political grounds, the very same medical school I and the esteemed Dr Bongi attended. That experience taught me that a degree from a previously well respected institution is no guarantee of competence and I therefore advise all competent doctors to obtain postgraduate diplomas or qualifications to distinguish yourselves from these guys/murderers. Now I must return to my textbooks as I'm preparing for my Medical Council Exams of a first world country.Amanzi Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235667869792256049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-31972652399627397242009-10-03T20:31:22.082+02:002009-10-03T20:31:22.082+02:00jabulani, reminds me of a funny incident last week...jabulani, reminds me of a funny incident last week in nelspruit. they are building a highway to bypass nelspruit at the moment. as can be expected they need to make bridges. last week one of the bridges that was only partly complete spontaneously broke and a large chunk fell off.<br /><br />the department of road works etc blamed it on drivers speeding past next to the bridge. typical government answer.<br /><br />so, as long as this bridge that they are building as part of a highway never has to experience cars going at speed, all should be well.<br /><br />does your brother know of ant of these people he is talking about that came to nelspruit.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-25387197632464335982009-10-03T20:22:47.050+02:002009-10-03T20:22:47.050+02:00Bongi, dedicated practitioners (in whatever field)...Bongi, dedicated practitioners (in whatever field) find incompetence wearing. The bad always reflects negatively on those of us who are good. I sometimes wish I was not <br />"in the same boat" as some of the idiots out there.<br /><br />Jayne, you echo a sentiment I've had since reading Bongi's blog. If I ever go home to SA, man I'm gonna make sure I'm close to Nelspruit and proper medical care!! <br /><br />Jade, I'm sure you are right; generalisations often exclude some good folk but, in the main, I find generalisations hold water. It's not only medicine either. My brother who did building something-or-other experienced a similar push-through policy. If you escape incompetent doctors, just don't go climbing any high-rise buildings!!Jabulanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847825459654555235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-38828882054164571412009-10-03T20:17:02.908+02:002009-10-03T20:17:02.908+02:00At a Red Cross rotation the last year I was in Mex...At a Red Cross rotation the last year I was in Mexico the attending doctor berated another student (not classmate, on diff rotation) on a similar miss after a stab wound suggesting we should get a head CT suspecting free air in his cranium (roughly translated). LOLenricohttp://www.mexicomedstudent.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-80182247845530228132009-10-03T19:50:28.165+02:002009-10-03T19:50:28.165+02:00jade, yes, like all generalizations, this one is n...jade, yes, like all generalizations, this one is not 100% true. also the level of truth varies between universities.<br /><br />however i saw the old and i saw the new and there is a difference. i also have seen some of the products of the new system and there is a difference.<br /><br />in the end if you are dedicated and you realise what it is you are becoming and the ramifications thereof, you can come out of medical school these days well equipped. unfortunately you can be a veritable hazard and you can get your degree.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-22440183049469139432009-10-03T19:29:36.315+02:002009-10-03T19:29:36.315+02:00We are not all bad bongi. We have had interpretati...We are not all bad bongi. We have had interpretation of x-rays and other radiological films drilld into us per speciality along other basic things. Yes, i personally know a few people that wil tell u that they failed a year but got pushed foward. . .And they are white (since ppl think its a black/non-white students phenomenon)!! Not all recent graduates are reckless and clueless just as not all old generation graduates are competent. not all peripheral hospital doctors are SA trained and med school is still hard, 15 end of year exams hard!Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311126824432373743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-3173428771648028322009-10-03T17:07:26.702+02:002009-10-03T17:07:26.702+02:00I must admit that I'm worried about the reperc...I must admit that I'm worried about the repercussions of our 'no fail' system, as it seems like (unfortunately) doctors like yourself will be left to pick up some very messy pieces. It's bad enough that medical aids now accept sangoma/witchdoctor diagnosis', so the consequences of having utter idiots 'treating' patients truly is a nightmare. I am genuinely grateful that there are still doctors like yourself here :-)<br />*thinks to herself: how many hours will it take to nut through to Nelspruit for an appointment? LoLJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546956519928584352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-51199565191850667332009-10-03T14:56:57.190+02:002009-10-03T14:56:57.190+02:00failure to failfailure to failAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com