Examples of An Amazing Lack of Application of Medical Knowledge
Executive Summary
- This article covers obvious situations where basic medical knowledge has not been applied.
Introduction
What do Michael Vick’s concussions and bacon have in common? They are both examples of the shocking lack of application of basic medical knowledge.
Michael Vick recently suffered a concussion several years ago. He then played the next week, and several football commentators noted that he did not seem to see the field the same way. After the game, he talked about not getting enough protection from the referees because he was getting hit a lot by defensive players. Some called it a “rant.”
Many people said, “What is up with Michael Vick?” So I looked up concussion on Wikipedia, and it says:
Affective results of concussion include crankiness, loss of interest in favorite activities or items, tearfulness, and displays of emotion that are inappropriate to the situation. Common symptoms in concussed children include restlessness, lethargy, and irritability. – Wikipedia
Obvious Diagnosis of Concussion
His problems seeing the field and his post game “Rant” are all typical post-concussion symptoms. Yet, I don’t see anyone bringing this up. Also, a concussion person does not recover completely for three weeks. So naturally, they should not be allowed to play for three weeks. I am not sure but allowing a brain that is already recovering from a concussion to possibly receive a second concussion cannot be a good thing for one’s brain.
According to what I read, the Philadelphia Eagles ran all these tests on him after his concussion to see if he was ready to play. However, the doctors know the answer the owner and the player want to hear, so aside from running the equipment, their MDs are useless if they can be paid to offer the “right” answer. Their advice was about as useful as Michael Jackson’s doctor’s advice, who advised and helped him set up a surgical-grade anesthesia station in his bedroom so he could get to sleep easier. You could institute a rule that says, “no play for three weeks post-concussion.”
But the league does not do this because they probably don’t care about the players as much as they care about money and winning.
Bizarre Silence on the Matter
This is another example of making little sense to have medical knowledge if you don’t apply it. It’s the same as medical schools that sleep deprives residents even though they know what sleep deprivation leads to. The lack of application of basic medical knowledge is extremely common.
Hearing about cancer and the sophisticated medical approaches to fighting cancer is widespread. However, this website (in the references) has cataloged many everyday things everyone can do to reduce cancer risk.
The Takeaway
The lack of basic medical knowledge is widespread, and it is common to hear about cancer and the sophisticated medical approaches to fighting it. However, this website (in the references) has cataloged many everyday things everyone can do to reduce cancer risk.
Some of them are simple changes to diet, such as not consuming meats with Sodium Nitrate (why is this still legal to apply to meat?) and staying away from hydrogenated oils. However, most of the population is not made aware of these simple changes, and we allow the advertisement and sale of known carcinogenic foods. We then discussed running marathons and buying pins to “fight cancer.”
Suppose we simply disseminated the well-known medical knowledge on cancer prevention and followed the basic rules (and banned cancer-causing foods from the shelves). In that case, we could quickly reduce our cancer rates without fancy equipment, deep research, or marathons.