Dr. Gupta's CNN Article

[erikpolcrack]

The featured article today by the CNN medical expert seemed strange to me. Talking about fractured skulls and hematomas and other bad stuff likely being caused by the 1300 foot pounds of force of the 5.56 bullet passing so close to President Trump's skull, etc. Not sure whether it's my lack of medical knowledge or the good doctor's lack of firearms knowledge, but really.... I don't see how a bullet nicking your ear could do that much more than it obviously did. There seemed to be an undercurrent of alleged coverup or something.

 

[moosedog]

He's very antigun.

 

[ladder13]

Russian troll

 

[photoman]

Preparing the masses for the storyline that a near miss causes brain damage and thus not fit to be President.

 

[Bald1]

Preparing the masses for the storyline that a near miss causes brain damage and thus not fit to be President.

^^^^^^^ this exactly. Gupta is a fraud. He's been wrong so many times about so many things. Typical anti gun lib.

 

[Rodan]

More utter BS from the TDS lunatics.

 

[SMSgt]

People still watch CNN?

 

[erikpolcrack]

People still watch CNN?

I don't. I rarely watch any TV. Their online website is one of several I zip through each morning when I first turn on my computer. That's before I settle in for the day, leaving this site up while I head out to work in the house, garden, and orchards. I'm not even sure what to call their website. CNN? Headline News?

 

[dmn57]

The seldom disclosed AR15 secret death ray effect revealed...

 

[Retired W4]

My wife retired from CDC and worked around the doctor some. I would use the term perfumed prince. So full of himself.

 

[UncleEd]

If everyone here is happy that Gupta is probably full of it, then all is well though the doctor only raised questions because of the lack of a full description of Trump's wound. Gupta was raising questions about ancillary effects that might not be readily apparent immediately.

 

[ladder13]

My wife retired from CDC and worked around the doctor some. I would use the term perfumed prince. So full of himself.

They trot him out so much it makes one wonder when he does any surgeries.

 

[llowry61]

The whole thing stinks to high heaven. Just leaving it at that just had some points expire don't need more.

 

[Retired W4]

The whole thing stinks to high heaven. Just leaving it at that just had some points expire don't need more.

Don't want the Mods on your tail. Just wanted to mention the band.

Opps, wrong thread.

 

[Beemerguy53]

...Gupta is a fraud. He's been wrong so many times about so many things...

Interesting comment. Sanjay Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon who's also widely respected as a journalist, and seems to have a lot of credibility. Born in Michigan, child of immigrants, successful author, went to Iraq in 2003 as a reporter for CNN and ended up operating on wounded American troops and Iraqi civilians and saving lives. He was considered for the position of Surgeon General in the Obama Administration.

I Googled him, and while he has made a mistake or two in his reporting, and some folks (notably Michael Moore) took issue with him, I could find no mention of "fraud" or evidence that "he's been wrong so many times about so many things."

You evidently know more about him than I could find...could you please cite some examples of fraud on his part, and some examples of him being wrong many times about many things? Thanks.

Sanjay Gupta - Wikipedia

 

[Beemerguy53]

He's very antigun.

So what else is new? Just about everybody in the news media and the medical community is anti-gun...

 

[Beemerguy53]

Preparing the masses for the storyline that a near miss causes brain damage and thus not fit to be President.

Your opinion? Or you have some evidence of this?

 

[Onomea]

Here's an excerpt from the CNN article:

...But it is still surprising that we have not heard more about the exact diagnosis and care of what may have been a catastrophic injury. And, while all the attention has been on his ear and right side of his head, that doesn't mean other injuries may not be present. It's not even clear that he was struck by a primary projectile from the rifle, a secondary projectile or a combination of both. Sometimes, it can be difficult to know without an in-depth evaluation.

We do know that the shooter used an AR-15-style weapon, and in my experience in the operating room, I've witnessed the kind of trauma this weapon can cause. The kinetic energy of it is significant: A rifle like the AR-15 can produce up to 1,300 foot-pounds of force. With that much power close to the head, there can be injuries beyond what's visible...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: There are still key questions about Trump's injuries after attempted assassination | CNN

I am not a medical doctor, but that sounds mighty far-fetched to me.

 

[Beemerguy53]

My wife retired from CDC and worked around the doctor some. I would use the term perfumed prince. So full of himself.

Most neurosurgeons are "full of themselves", and that's not necessarily a bad thing. You have to have a pretty healthy ego, and a lot of confidence, to do what they do. That doesn't make them bad people.

(Here in Baltimore, among people who worked with him at Johns Hopkins, the stories about Ben Carson are legendary...)

 

[Retired W4]

Most neurosurgeons are "full of themselves", and that's not necessarily a bad thing. You have to have a pretty healthy ego, and a lot of confidence, to do what they do. That doesn't make them bad people.

(Here in Baltimore, among people who worked with him at Johns Hopkins, the stories about Ben Carson are legendary...)

None of the oncologists at Emory University Hospital that worked on me recently, like Dr. Khan, had the attitude that was reported to me by my wife. My opinion of Dr. Carson is totally different, although I have no personal experience with him.