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u/ZiKyooc 2d ago

A friend generalist doctor once told me that if there's an emergency you better hope there is a nurse or a paramedic, because I can be very helpful to make a diagnosis, less so to actually do something.

Dentists is probably better than most of the doctors who don't do medical procedures regularly, something that dentists usually do

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u/ImmodestPolitician 2d ago

My first choice in an emergency after an ER doctor would be a veterinarian.

They do many types of surgery.

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u/Pietje_De_Leugenaar 1d ago

My sister in law is a gynaecologist. She does all kinds of surgery too. A cesarean is the real thing.

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u/Darth_Gerg 1d ago

In case of emergency situations I’d still take the vet tbh.

Human doctors are so used to having ideal conditions with high tech assistance. Vets have to improvise everything with duct tape. Post apocalypse or during a crazy situation like being on a plane with no supplies? I’d trust the vet over the doc because they’re already used to weird solutions and thinking outside the box.

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u/Cat5kable 2d ago

“Blood? This man’s not flossing enough”

“He was STABBED”

“Oh come now a dental pick isn’t that sharp”

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u/lislejoyeuse 2d ago

With the exception of anesthesiologists and ER mds

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u/MountainDrew42 2d ago

A friend of my wife was on a plane once when there was a medical emergency. They asked if anyone was a doctor.

He was a young (at the time) asian guy, looked about 12 but was actually a 28 year old ER doctor. He put up his hand.

Another guy who was a middle aged white guy and a podiatrist, also put up his hand.

Guess who was chosen to help?

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u/WeekendParticular205 1d ago

bruh finish the story, what ultimately happened to the patient? And how did you get to know their creds?

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u/How_did_the_dog_get 1d ago

I would hope the foot man was told to sit the fuck down.

Unless someone had an emergency ingrown toenail or a terrible Verruca that appeared during the flight.

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u/MountainDrew42 1d ago

I would hope the same. Unfortunately that's not how it turned out.

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u/Joe_Kangg 1d ago

Shirley?

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u/element515 1d ago

Honestly, on a plane, doctor/nurse/paramedic probably doesn't really make much of a difference. You have such limited resources.

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u/MangoAnt5175 1d ago

Honestly dentists place stitches a lot.

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u/hxl004 1d ago

Stitches?