Comments on: Malpractice at sea http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81301 Anonymous Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81301 I wondered about that, too. The cruise ship will have nothing on board to image the blood clot or hematoma.<br/><br/>I thought all these ships were registered in Liberia. Maybe the docs should be licensed there as well.<br/><br/>For medical acts done at sea, what would be the venue (if I'm using the right word) for the lawsuit? Assuming international waters or non-USA waters. The port of departure? Corporate HQ of the cruise line? I wondered about that, too. The cruise ship will have nothing on board to image the blood clot or hematoma.

I thought all these ships were registered in Liberia. Maybe the docs should be licensed there as well.

For medical acts done at sea, what would be the venue (if I’m using the right word) for the lawsuit? Assuming international waters or non-USA waters. The port of departure? Corporate HQ of the cruise line?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81297 Anonymous Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81297 Perhaps Ms Chen's excuse is she is not a doctor...'just a journalist". But she feels it her obligation to trash the medical profession without correct facts she could be checking, if she were to abide by journalism ethics?<br/>Who writes and trashes unethical and moronic writers? Perhaps Ms Chen’s excuse is she is not a doctor…’just a journalist”. But she feels it her obligation to trash the medical profession without correct facts she could be checking, if she were to abide by journalism ethics?
Who writes and trashes unethical and moronic writers?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81296 Anonymous Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81296 Another poorly written article by a clueless journalist. <br/><br/>re: retiree an over-the-counter pain reliever, but didn't scan or X-ray her head despite continuing pain over the next several days, according to Mrs. Sullivan. After she got home, Mrs. Sullivan went to an emergency room, where a neurologist found a blood clot. Concerned it could cause a stroke, he performed invasive brain surgery<br/><br/>1: An X-ray of the brain would not find a blood clot. Just how many cruise ships have CT scanners with a rad tech hanging out (probably none)<br/><br/>2: A neurologist does not do brain surgery. That is called a neurosurgeon.<br/><br/>Ms Stephanie Chen (the author) is hard to take seriously with such flagrant and obvious errors in her article. Thye same goes for the moron who supposed to edit her article. Crap in crap out. Another poorly written article by a clueless journalist.

re: retiree an over-the-counter pain reliever, but didn’t scan or X-ray her head despite continuing pain over the next several days, according to Mrs. Sullivan. After she got home, Mrs. Sullivan went to an emergency room, where a neurologist found a blood clot. Concerned it could cause a stroke, he performed invasive brain surgery

1: An X-ray of the brain would not find a blood clot. Just how many cruise ships have CT scanners with a rad tech hanging out (probably none)

2: A neurologist does not do brain surgery. That is called a neurosurgeon.

Ms Stephanie Chen (the author) is hard to take seriously with such flagrant and obvious errors in her article. Thye same goes for the moron who supposed to edit her article. Crap in crap out.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81293 Anonymous Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/malpractice-at-sea.html#comment-81293 Many cruise lines hire contract physicians from countries where medical malpractice lawsuits are rare and difficult to pursue. American physicians are not generally preferred, as opposed to physicians from Europe. From those familiar with the lines, Greece is a favored country. Many cruise lines hire contract physicians from countries where medical malpractice lawsuits are rare and difficult to pursue. American physicians are not generally preferred, as opposed to physicians from Europe. From those familiar with the lines, Greece is a favored country.

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