None of us likes to think about getting hurt. We may all be aware that we’re mortal and so breakable, but we don’t dwell on it. We hold the knowledge in the back of our minds and pretend it doesn’t exist. Unless we or someone we know are receiving treatment, few of us spare a thought for those in the medical profession. That’s not because they aren’t worth our time. They, more than anyone, deserve our reverence. We fail to consider such individuals because they remind us of an uncomfortable truth.
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Nurses and doctors receive abuse on a daily basis. Why? Because we lash out when they make us confront our health. We snap and ignore their advice. Hospital patients complain on a regular basis. Is it any wonder that healthcare professionals change career paths?
It’s about time we started treating these individuals with the respect they deserve. Our mortality is not their fault. In fact, it’s thanks to people like them that we’re living longer. As with anything, to appreciate healthcare, we need to develop more understanding of what’s involved. We spend so much of our lives ignoring the need for such services that few of us understand the inner workings. So, we’re going to look at the healthcare world in more depth.
Up front are doctors and nurses. Nurses are on the floor, caring for patients on a daily basis. Theirs are the faces at the front of medicine. They talk to patients and provide a go between with doctors. They administer medication and make sure everything’s ticking over. Above them, we have doctors. While they aren’t as hands on with patients, these are the people who diagnose issues. They hold lives in their hands as they try to determine problems and develop treatments. Behind the scenes, we also have surgeons. Many of us never meet such individuals, but they care for us when we’re at our most vulnerable. They fix bones, provide life-saving transplants, and much more.
Hospital life aside, there are those who go out into the world. For extreme emergencies, we have the air ambulance service. These include drivers and paramedics, who often arrive first at the scene of an accident. They take patients to hospital as fast as possible, as well as administering treatment at the scene. For less severe emergencies, there are ambulance drivers. Again, these are trained paramedics who provide care as well as transport. Like doctors, such individuals have to make on the spot decisions about what’s happened. Decisions made during an ambulance journey can often spell life or death.
So, who are the people behind the titles. Those who opt for a life saving education like medicine are caring individuals. They put themselves in the line of fire, and expose themselves to human fragility on a daily basis. While we turn our backs on mortality, they look it in the face and challenge it at every turn. Don’t you think it’s about time you gave them the appreciation they deserve?
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