Surgeons and Profanity

[Kangal]

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[NickNaylor]

I didn't rotate in anything but gen surg, but some of those guys talk like hardened sailors.

 

[Awesome Sauceome]

Yea I shadowed an Ortho surgeon who took the time away from his surgery to pull his bloodied hands out of a dudes hip so as to give another attending two of the scariest, bloodiest middle fingers I have ever seen haha.

It is so funny that some of the stereotypes have actually been documented with data haha!

 

[Kangal]

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[circulus vitios]

I like swearing like a sailor but I hate working crazy hours. Which is the best specialty for me?

 

[Awesome Sauceome]

I like swearing like a sailor but I hate working crazy hours. Which is the best specialty for me?

EM or OB haha?

FM in a coal mining town?

 

[Kangal]

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[LivingEdge]

In for moar answers to CV's question

 

[DermViser]

Yea I shadowed an Ortho surgeon who took the time away from his surgery to pull his bloodied hands out of a dudes hip so as to give another attending two of the scariest, bloodiest middle fingers I have ever seen haha.

😆😆😆

 

[DermViser]

I like swearing like a sailor but I hate working crazy hours. Which is the best specialty for me?

Pathology.

 

[Geekchick921]

Probably the absolute, hands down, no contest, most epic way to give someone the bird.

Seriously. That's friggin' metal.

 

[Kahreek]

Pathology.

swearing alone in your office, doesnt taste the same.

 

[neusu]

Saw this article published in 1999 http://www.bmj.com/content/319/7225/1611. Surveys different surgeons and their use of profanity. From my experience, ortho and neurosurgeons swear the most - and ENT swear the least. For my institution, nsurg guys swear more in the resident room than in the OR. Ortho swear a bunch in both. The article doesn't talk about Nsurg, but states similar results to what I've seen. So what are the residents and attending like is these respective surgical specialties at your institution?

****ing bull****!

 

[DermViser]

******* bull****!

Well it was in 1999, things have changed a lot since, then I'm sure. lol.

 

[RJGOP]

I didn't rotate in anything but gen surg, but some of those guys talk like hardened sailors.

Yeah, I shadowed some general surgeons in undergrad and they swore like they were paid to do it.

 

[Smurfette]

Probably the absolute, hands down, no contest, most epic way to give someone the bird.

General surgeons could do something equally epic with the bird....I'll let you use your imagination. 😉

I also would argue that the number of curse words used in a single sentence increases exponentially with the likelihood of being a trauma surgeon.

That article is hilarious.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I love BMJ.

 

[PL198]

Well **** sign me up for surgery and let's get to ******* work.

 

[DermViser]

I love BMJ.

I like this one: http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7506

 

[touchpause13]

I have a huge potty mouth... hopefully psych doesn't give a ****

 

[Promethean]

I don't mind if the surgeon curses. Hell, I appreciate a well-composed exclamation of blasphemy and scatology as much as the next guy.

As long as he isn't abusive toward staff, or insulting to the patient, he can swear until our ears catch fire. "Screw this!" is very different that "Screw you!"

 

[PL198]

It seems pretty funny to me that we have these magic words that are considered like forbidden for general conversation and only available for expressing serious emotion or whatever. If someone says the phrase " you suck" vs " you ******* suck" to me, I don't really feel there's a difference. Don't get why people get so riled up about words.

 

[evilbooyaa]

It seems pretty funny to me that we have these magic words that are considered like forbidden for general conversation and only available for expressing serious emotion or whatever. If someone says the phrase " you suck" vs " you ******* suck" to me, I don't really feel there's a difference. Don't get why people get so riled up about words.

You ****ing suck

 

[RJGOP]

It seems pretty funny to me that we have these magic words that are considered like forbidden for general conversation and only available for expressing serious emotion or whatever. If someone says the phrase " you suck" vs " you ******* suck" to me, I don't really feel there's a difference. Don't get why people get so riled up about words.

Yeah, i know. They should just shut the **** up about profane words being, well, profane.

 

[PL198]

You ******* suck

I'm crying

 

[touchpause13]

I'm crying

****ing *****

 

[Kahreek]

General surgeons could do something equally epic with the bird....I'll let you use your imagination. 😉

I also would argue that the number of curse words used in a single sentence increases exponentially with the likelihood of being a trauma surgeon.

That article is hilarious.

perfect surgeon mindset over here: competitive, even in the silliest things.

 

[SouthernSurgeon]

**** all you dingus **** motherf*ckers!!!

 

[VisionaryTics]