To: astounded
I’m in the aircraft-instrument business.
About 20 years ago, a guy on another project in my department was clocking 100-110 hours per week.
There was a fair amount of quiet discussion about “How much useful work can he be doing?”. And this is in a line of work where if you screw-up, someone else will normally catch it later on in the development process.
If a doctor has to get up at 2AM to be at the hospital before the dawn for an operation, they ought to be out the door by mid-afternoon so they be in bed by a reasonable hour.
How many iatrogenic complications were introduced by surgeons working 120-hour weeks?
19 posted on
08/18/2012 11:58:14 AM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: don-o
21 posted on
08/18/2012 12:04:14 PM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: DuncanWaring
Sorry to read your post Doctor.I don't feel like some posters, if I need surgery at 2:00 AM, I would sure be glad to see you or your fine wife walk into the Operating Room. I hope you both can find a worthwhile venture that can use your skills, and still allow both of you to have some quality life together
23 posted on
08/18/2012 12:10:04 PM PDT by
BooBoo1000
("The plans I have for you are plans to prosper you.,not to harm you, Plans to give you hope)
To: DuncanWaring
Sorry to read your post Doctor.I don't feel like some posters, if I need surgery at 2:00 AM, I would sure be glad to see you or your fine wife walk into the Operating Room. I hope you both can find a worthwhile venture that can use your skills, and still allow both of you to have some quality life together
25 posted on
08/18/2012 12:10:31 PM PDT by
BooBoo1000
("The plans I have for you are plans to prosper you.,not to harm you, Plans to give you hope)
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