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They aren't studying gun shot wounds.... Which is what a hospital and Doctors should do.... Since they treat the sick and injured...
They are studying gun violence and yes a waste of 2 million... Their study will surely be evaluated and used by the anti 2A powers to be in CA.
Stick to medicine and STOP trying to influence gun control policy which is none of their business...Comment
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They are studying it like any other health risk. What makes you so nervous about that? Scared it might turn out that owning a gun increases the risk of being shot? Well of course it does, just like consuming alcohol increases risks for lots of things...I'm still going to drink and own guns, temperance league and Moms Demand be damned.
If you lie about owning guns you only skew the results because they sure know the guy who accidentally shoots himself in the foot had a gun.Comment
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If your physician asks you if you have a firearm, feel free to decline to answer. There’s no obligation to do so and, as demonstrated above, there are quite a few more likely causes of death on the horizon than your gun. If anything, your gun is your prescription to prevent homicide.
A range of options is available to you, some sending a more powerful message than others. These are updated from DRGO’s original recommendations, since the medical profession has changed so much in the last two decades.
1) Politely refuse to answer the doctor’s question or the health plan’s questionnaire item about guns. You can either explain your discomfort with the question or decline to give a reason.
2) If the gun question(s) appears on your health plan’s routine health assessment questionnaire, file a formal written complaint with the health plan. Every health plan has a member complaint process, often prescribed by law. Your complaint will be registered and the health plan will respond.
3) If the health plan responds with the excuse that their questions about your guns are standard medical practice that they must follow, you can take the complaint to the next step—file a written complaint with your state agency that regulates health plans. For example, in California you would follow the complaint procedure on the Department of Managed Health Care web site. It’s your right as a patient under California law.
4) If your doctor persists in asking intrusive questions about guns in your home, you can also file a complaint specifically against him or her with your health plan. Such complaints are taken seriously, and the doctor will be called to account for it. Having one or more complaints about ethical boundary violations on her record will make her think twice about doing it again.
5) Internet consumer rating sites have created another way doctors can be publicly rated on the basis of service, attitude, and behavior. Some commonly used rating sites are Yelp.com, Healthgrades.com, Vitals.com, and RateMDs.
6) Increasingly, doctors’ pay from Medicare and insurance companies is tied to how they score on patient satisfaction surveys. These are often sent randomly to patients, but you can request one to fill out. You can have a powerful impact on a doctor’s conduct by reporting the doctor’s unethical questioning about your guns.
7) If the doctor’s conduct is especially offensive, as was the case with this Florida pediatrician, you have the right to submit a complaint to the doctor’s licensing board. This is an agency in your state government that holds the ultimate power of licensure over your doctor. A quick internet search for “medical board” in your state should take you to the official form for filing a complaint. This is a step that should not be taken lightly.
Or, you can just answer "yes" matter-of-factly, since there's nothing wrong with owning guns and there's no reason to act like there is. I actually talk about guns all the time with my doctor. But he's a fellow gun enthusiast. Maybe gun owners should flip the script and make a point of asking our doctors how they feel about guns and gun ownership, and then make our medical provider decisions accordingly.Last edited by Mayor McRifle; 10-13-2018, 5:45 PM.Anchors Aweigh
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Sure, my right to self defense isn't predicated on the epidemiology of gun violence.Comment
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I don't get it, the shifty behavior of lying about gun ownership misses valuable opportunities to positively represent gun owners.https://www.usacarry.com/doctors-patient-owns-gun/
Or, you can just answer "yes" matter-of-factly, since there's nothing wrong with owning guns and there's no reason to act like there is. I actually talk about guns all the time with my doctor. But he's a fellow gun enthusiast. Maybe gun owners should flip the script and make a point of asking our doctors how they feel about guns and gun ownership, and then make our medical provider decisions accordingly.Comment
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The CA study including Kaiser's is "gun" violence instead of violence. Emphasis on gun.. Other states and the USA know guns aren't the problem. CA funded studies relating to gun violence are adding data and fuel to the fire when your new governor is elected and feels compelled to make decisions.Comment
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You wasted your time say the obvious that almost anyone would know. But furthermore I would bet some minor gunshot wounds could be treated the same as cuts and head injuries. But as someone has said how you treat a wound has absolutely nothing to do why crimes are happening.Comment
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Been through this several times
If female doctor, I asked if she gave her husband/boyfriend fellatio anytime in the last few weeks. After I get the shocked look, they normally understand that it is none of their damn business.
If male, I asked if they banged their wife/girlfriend last night, they seem to understand faster than the femalesLIVE FREE OR DIE!
M. Sage's I have a dream speech;
Originally posted by M. Sage
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