Below cut because rambling about how I think someone did a good job of being bombarded and surrounded (pretty...
Below cut because rambling about how I think someone did a good job of being bombarded and surrounded (pretty literally) by reporters. Also below cut because about Boston today and there's probably been enough of that but I'm just now catching up with some of the details. Also, I think I'm complimenting a surgeon and I wouldn't want to be held to that in the future.
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Reporters interviewing one of the (likely tired but won't admit it because he doesn't have time to be right now) trauma surgeons from Mass General. Questions from the reporters triggered responses from me ranging from "Stop trolling for sensationalistic gore; you're disgusting and insensitive." to "Ah, an insightful, intelligent, informed reporter (whose voice sounded a lot like Leonard Holt)."
As for the surgeon's responses, wow, was he self-possessed and consistent in refusing to answer certain inappropriate and distasteful questions. He was also very clear and informative when he did answer. I wanted to reach through the computer and hit the unseen reporters who repeatedly asked for descriptions of the injuries after being told repeatedly that they were severe, combined, meaning vascular (which got explained later), bone, and soft tissue, and that they were far more numerous, but not different from trauma injuries they see every single day. They wanted him to say, "Oh my god, they were shattered bloody meat, there was blood everywhere, cue: voice cracks in stress and obviously struggles to hold back tears, it was horrible!" He did not oblige them.
My favorite of his responses:
"It's been a busy day."
"Well, they're not looking ok because that's not what critical condition means."
I've been doing surgery all day, I'll be doing it all night, the only reason I'm not doing it right now is that I came out here to talk to you people. (heavily paraphrased)
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Reporters interviewing one of the (likely tired but won't admit it because he doesn't have time to be right now) trauma surgeons from Mass General. Questions from the reporters triggered responses from me ranging from "Stop trolling for sensationalistic gore; you're disgusting and insensitive." to "Ah, an insightful, intelligent, informed reporter (whose voice sounded a lot like Leonard Holt)."
As for the surgeon's responses, wow, was he self-possessed and consistent in refusing to answer certain inappropriate and distasteful questions. He was also very clear and informative when he did answer. I wanted to reach through the computer and hit the unseen reporters who repeatedly asked for descriptions of the injuries after being told repeatedly that they were severe, combined, meaning vascular (which got explained later), bone, and soft tissue, and that they were far more numerous, but not different from trauma injuries they see every single day. They wanted him to say, "Oh my god, they were shattered bloody meat, there was blood everywhere, cue: voice cracks in stress and obviously struggles to hold back tears, it was horrible!" He did not oblige them.
My favorite of his responses:
"It's been a busy day."
"Well, they're not looking ok because that's not what critical condition means."
I've been doing surgery all day, I'll be doing it all night, the only reason I'm not doing it right now is that I came out here to talk to you people. (heavily paraphrased)
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