How are surgeons so mentally strong, not even FLINCHING at the site of blood?!
Question: Can any surgeons or doctors please tell me HOW can they keep their composure so professionally without even having shaky hands, with zero stress in operations???
Considering all the blood, flesh, and pressure that surrounds them..how is it that they are so mentally strong and don't even flinch?
I've even seen videos of surgeons performing circumcisions on babies who havent even been given any anesthesia. The blood curdling screams were messed up, yet he kept performing the BRUTAL operation, and made JOKES too..no stress at all.
How are they so desensitized to it?
Answers: Can any surgeons or doctors please tell me HOW can they keep their composure so professionally without even having shaky hands, with zero stress in operations???
Considering all the blood, flesh, and pressure that surrounds them..how is it that they are so mentally strong and don't even flinch?
I've even seen videos of surgeons performing circumcisions on babies who havent even been given any anesthesia. The blood curdling screams were messed up, yet he kept performing the BRUTAL operation, and made JOKES too..no stress at all.
How are they so desensitized to it?
It's their job! Not everybody is scared of flesh and blood. As for the pressure, well they've trained for years and years to deal with it. Obviously if you stepped into an operating theatre to do surgery you'd be nervous as hell because you have no experience or training and wouldn't know what you were doing. Its like asking how a policeman can confidently walk a beat or how a footballer can play a match without freaking out. It's just what they do! Footballers aren't scared of grass, policemen aren't scared of yobs.... surgeons aren't scared of blood. Pressure is just part of the job.
And i don't think they'd perform circumcisions without some sort of anaesthetic. Just because the baby was awake, doesn't mean the area was not numb. They aren't sadistic! If they can rid you of pain, they will!
The joke is surgeons are born, not made. There are certain personalities and temperaments to gravitate toward different medical specialties. Surgeons are quick results, aggressive and not the most empathetic types. It's a high paying job with little time for social or family life. It's probably one of the most removed jobs as far as patient contact goes. What type of person would want that job?
Somebody going through medical school that faints at the sight of blood is not going to go on to be a surgeon. There are a lot of other fields squeamish doctors can go into.
Surgical procedures are often not very bloody or as brutal as you describe. The surgeon will carefully control bleeding during the procedure by cauterizing bleeders, using tourniquets where appropriate. Many routing surgeries are not associated with enough blood loss to require a transfusion. The situation is not as barbaric as you seem to think.
I'm a set to retire BabyBoomer RN, CRRN & have worked with many fine surgeons since the post-Vietnam years. Most all are brillant (or nearly so), self-sacrificing, & often over-worked souls. A successful result ending in less pain, increased quality of life for the patient, & often saving lives is gratification enough for many. All the glory, fame, romance, money, & such isn't so common in real-life as it dramatized in the movies or on TV.
Mind over matter my Mom would say re: blood & guts. But truthfully blood & guts doesn't matter. The patient being in the skillful hands of a fine-tuned surgeon with a big heart, keen eyes, steady hands, & God looking over his or her shoulder is what MATTERS. Some docs would say the luck of the Irish helps too!