.@NRAsays docs should “stay in [our] lane.
My lane is a son shot walking down the street with his mother. I opened his chest and repaired his heart after it stopped, but I couldn't prevent the brain damage from lack of oxygen during CPR
#ThisisMyLane . What’s yours?
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I think a lot of people don't have the ability to care about the well being others, like those behind
You are worth 100x every one person like that
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Do you ever work on car crash victims? Do you advocate for car control? Are you concerned about the availability of cars in this country? Are you mad at AAA for promoting cars?
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There already is car control. Construction standards, drivers licences, mandatory insurances and where and how fast you are allowed to drive.
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If you want gun control then you can advocate for it. Do whatever you want. But that’s political, not medical. You don’t need an MD to support gun control, therefore you don’t get any special say in the gun control debate just because you’re a doctor.
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If you write a paper about how to fix a gunshot wound then you’re definitely speaking on an MD topic. But if you write an article that says “fewer people should own guns” then you’re not speaking as an expert. You’re speaking as a citizen.
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I’m a hydrologist. If I said “rainy days stink so we need more sunny days” then I wouldn’t be speaking as an expert. I would be speaking as a commoner. If I wrote an article about how rain affects a watershed, then I would be writing with expertise. Get it?
Thank you for speaking truth. With gratitude for the work you do. Good on you. 👃
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