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- From: jrt@omega.kcr.uky.edu (J. Randall Thompson)
- Subject: Re: Circumcision as Medical Scams
- Keywords: med
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- Organization: Kentucky Cancer Registry, Univ. of Ky
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:58:25 GMT
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- In article <gdavis.722473307@griffin> gdavis@griffin.uvm.edu (Gary Davis) writes:
- [.. stuff deleted...]
- >And by the way, in Kentucky the circs are done by green interns
- >to get snipping experience so one hospital told me. Maybe thats why
- >the fee of 60 bucks is cut rate?!
- >
- I'm sorry, but I just have to respond to this crap.
- Have you ever seen a circ? I doubt it. There is very little 'snipping'.
- A metal ring is placed around the head of the penis on the inside of
- the foreskin and another metal ring is placed on the outside. These two
- rings are tightened together and the tissue in between them is severed.
- Some additional trimming may be needed with a scalple or scissors. It
- takes longer to strap the baby into the "papoose" than to do the procedure.
-
- FYI, Kentucky is no different than any other state in the USA. There are
- teaching and non-teaching hospitals - If you are at a teaching hospital
- you certainly could have students, interns residents, fellows, etc
- involved in your care. Frankly, there is not too much to a circ - a first
- year medical student could easily do it with direction. I have no problem
- with physicians (or other health care workers) in training working on
- my family as long as they are appropriately supervised and doing "things"
- that are appropriate for their level of experience/training. A circ
- certainely fits in this category.
-
- BTW, our circs were done by the OB; not that it matters, I'm pretty sure
- he did it since I was in the room for the procedure ;)
- I believe in most places the pediatritians do the circs.
-
- I would suggest you keep your comments to things that you are knowledgable
- about and keep the things you "heard from a hospital" to yourself. Your
- vehemence makes me wonder if you were circumcised against your will as
- a baby? It seems that there are more important issues in life right now...
-
- >
- >I Gary Davis Dpt. of Electrical Engineering
- > University of Vermont
-
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- [] J. Randall Thompson jrt@kcr.uky.edu []
- [] University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky []
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