Yup."the QC combat gauze is way better"
Facts matter...Feelings Can Lie
Not that I am aware of, I know a couple of 18D's that prefer/recommend it over combat gauze. I know TCCC is recommending QC combat gauze, but I have not seen anything say Celox is not recommend, etc.
I was the messenger. I am trying to decide for myself given all the facts and professional opinions. I didn't defend the Baltimore doctor's statements. I simply think calling anyone an ignorant moron is wrong. It doesn't help. Bad manners too. In fact it starts a fight and creates enemies. If you want to get someone to change their position then show them the facts. We live in civil society, not a barroom or WWF arena.
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That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state;
I simply think being an ignorant moron is wrong. It's more wrong when he makes declarations from on high that will affect the treatment -- and therefore lives -- of countless trauma patients.
No one should ever feel like it's rude to question medical advice or the opinion of a single doctor. Especially when, as in this case, the doctor in question appears utterly and completely out of his lane.
#1: the doctor in question is said to be a medical director. While he may not have the latest facts, he's definitely not "out of his lane". It is LITERALLY his job to give his opinions on emergency procedures. Someone may be WAY more informed than him, yet it does not mean that he should shut up. It doesn't even mean he is misinformed, it means that he is under-informed. That's the whole point of peer-review. To put forth what you know so that others can review and help you change it.
#2: I think DOCGKR is right on this issue as far as the science goes. Time and time again, he only offers his opinion on things that he is superbly educated about.
#3: Ad Hominem, ie: personally attacking the doctor as a "moron" rather than simply addressing why he is wrong doesn't really add any value to conversation. While that may be a personal opinion about that doctor (I'm assuming he is personally known), it doesn't add value towards changing the minds of people on the forum to support a different position, which may be the better one, because they get offended over the personal attack.
Again, it is the JOB of the medical director to KNOW this material and NOT regurgitate out of date misinformation from a decade ago. If he does not know how to do his job, if he does not keep up to date on crucial life saving information, if his ignorant comments result in needless deaths, then how should this person be described? What if it was your child or loved one who died as a result of his patently false statements? I get a bit indignant when purported professionals do not adequately do their jobs and properly serve the public they are entrusted to protect...
Facts matter...Feelings Can Lie