Ban Doctors !

[opoefc]

(A) The number of physicians in the US is 700,000

(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000.

(C) Accidental dates per physician is 0.171

Now think about this:

GUNS

(A) The number of gun owners in the USA is 80,000,000.

(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500.

(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188

(Statistics from the FBI. )

So, statistically, doctors are approx. 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

Remember; Guns don't kill people, Doctor's do!

Not everyone has a gun but almost everyone has a doctor. That means you are 9,000 times more likely to be killed by a doctor than a gun owner!

WE MUST BAN DOCTORS BEFORE THIS GET OUT OF HAND !

 

[swsig]

We could start by banning bump docs.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

What do they call the guy who graduates LAST IN HIS CLASS at medical school?

Answer: Doctor

 

[opoefc]

The three leading causes of death are (1) Heart disease (2) Cancer and (3) medical errors by doctors. Nuff said! Ed.

 

[crazyphil]

Many years ago I was auditing state agencies.
One of them was the medical license board.
I reviewed the testing program. Passing was 60%
Your state may not be the same, but they only had to be right
6 times out of 10 here.
I checked our family doctor. He scored in the high 90s.
I was impressed.

 

[wingriderz]

With all my med issuses in last 5 years and all years seeing doc treat pt in E M S . I have to say Run ! !!

 

[misswired]

If it weren't for an exceptional ER doc and staff....I would've left this earth 18 years ago. The last thing I remember that day was a nurse saying he's going into cardiac arrest... then telling me to breathe deeply to supply your brain with oxygen.....to limit brain damage in case you make it.

You won't hear me trash talking docs or nurses....

 

[snuffy51]

Damn, I have an appointment in the morning. Guess I'll have to go armed.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Like misswired, thrice I have been brought back from the brink.

I trust all my medicos. I have no other choice.

 

[robvious]

made it thru cancer twice... so far... I think I will keep my doctors and nurses around... they have been sort of lucky for me...

 

[misswired]

Like misswired, thrice I have been brought back from the brink.

I trust all my medicos. I have no other choice.

My favorite barber of all time; told me he felt so much better after stopping all of his heart survival meds....he was gone in less than 6months...

You sound like your doctors are friends....Dads physicians refuse to charge a fee on his final visits. All of them said: "He wasn't a patient; He was my friend!"

 

[NYlakesider]

Well my father was a long time undertaker and he has said on a few occasions, "I have covered up doctors mistakes!

As for me I know due to having a good Doc, I'm still alive to write this!

 

[BRush]

Nice post Ed.

 

[Rule3]

(A) The number of physicians in the US is 700,000

(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000.

(C) Accidental dates per physician is 0.171

Now think about this:

GUNS

(A) The number of gun owners in the USA is 80,000,000.

(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500.

(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188

(Statistics from the FBI. )

So, statistically, doctors are approx. 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

Remember; Guns don't kill people, Doctor's do!

Not everyone has a gun but almost everyone has a doctor. That means you are 9,000 times more likely to be killed by a doctor than a gun owner!

WE MUST BAN DOCTORS BEFORE THIS GET OUT OF HAND !

The above seems to have come from this esteemed website


Stupid Joke - Doctors vs. Guns



Doctors have accidental "dates"


There seems to be an important fact left out of the above.


What is the TOTAL number of patients in the US?


I guess Drs are like Lawyers, they suck until you actually need one.


Like any field, there are Great ones, good ones and no so go ones,


Are the deaths by private Drs or does this include Hospital deaths,

 

[JH1951]

Well, were it not for my doctors, I assure you I would not be writing what you are reading right now.
Have you read any statistics on longevity of those who receive medical advice/treatment versus those who do not (in similar socioeconomic situations)?

 

[TomkinsSP]

While meant as a tounge-in-cheek thread, there is a nugget here. Dividing accidental deaths caused by doctors by the US population one is STILL 2.5 times more likely to die as result of a medical accident.

So just as no rational person suggests banning doctors or automobiles, those who suggest banning firearms are, well, simply put, less than rational.

 

[fiasconva]

Another take on Lobo's thread is that we'll never know whether our doctor graduated first or last in his class.

 

[misswired]

Every Day is Special: A pic from today!

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

If you guys don't like doctors, just stop seeing them. As for me, I like
mine.

 

[pawngal]

I have had that posted at my shop for years.

Reading material for customers while I research their gun or whatever they
brought in to pawn or sell.