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http://www.newsok.com/pain-manageme...icle/3442325?custom_click=pod_headline_health

 

[InductionAgent]

It's entertaining to hear politicians and reporters try to discuss medical topics.

Thus follows an excerpt from the above article (italicized):

"The spinal cord is an unforgiving organ,” said Cox, R-Grove. "It’s a high-risk procedure.”

Injections into the spinal cord from the base of the skull to the bottom of the rib need to be precise, he said.

I'll be sure to be more precise next time I'm injecting into someone's spinal cord.

 

[Gern Blansten]

Rep Cox=Emergency Medicine Physician, so his choice of words, while probably misspoken accidentally, are even more surprising. At least he is on the correct side of the issue.

 

[BobBarker]

They paraphrased him. Notice the lack of quotes in the second sentence.

 

[Bertelman]

They paraphrased him. Notice the lack of quotes in the second sentence.

Also remember he is talking to laypeople. We like to think physicians are equally succinct and accurate in their language, but we've each had less-than-ideal conversations with colleagues.

Me with a neurosurg fellow, dropping an extubated pedi crani off in the ICU...
B- "She seems pretty agitated in there. Maybe I should give some Versed"
NS- "Why does everyone want to sedate her? She doesn't need that! She needs a muscle relaxer"
B- 😕
NS to nurse- "You can give .5 of Ativan"
B-

 

[Antigunner]

I actually watched this entire debate (about 1.5 hours), and I felt like Dr. Cox did an excellent job explaining things in a way everyone could understand. I also don't remember him saying anything about injections "into" the spinal cord.

The funniest thing to me is the opposition claiming that this is the bill that will "kill rural Oklahoma." Currently there are only 2 hospitals in the entire state letting CRNA's do the procedures that this bill would prohibit, with (I think) a total of 5 individuals actually doing them. Yet somehow, they make it sound as if it's going to prevent folks in rural areas all over the state from getting any sort of medical care whatsoever.

"If you have boots, you better vote against it." Hilarious and sad at the same time...

 

[InductionAgent]

They paraphrased him. Notice the lack of quotes in the second sentence.

Notice that I stated that it was entertaining to hear politicians and reporters discuss medical topics. Not having been there, I couldn't say whether it was (apparently Dr.) Cox or the reporter who was responsible for the ridiculous statement, but clearly one of them was, so my statement regarding the entertainment value stands.