I mean, of course she had to ask about the serious wounds he had, it's routine, but I really wish they also could have a
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bubblenator — 12 years ago(March 24, 2014 04:58 PM)
What's with all the negative talk about a female Navy Corpsman doing her job methodically. Her first couple of tasks is to reassure Captain Phillips so he does not go further into shock by reassuring him several times that he is now safe using a calm manner and tone.
So her asking simple questions like "Do you know what's going on" is to tell how lucid he is. Also important is to tell whether the amount of blood on him is from the pirate head shots and/or Phillip's lacerations. I could tell from the first viewing that she wasn't an actress.
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maxima128 — 11 years ago(May 26, 2014 09:42 PM)
You're totally right. It would have been more appropriate for her to be more concerned about not being irritating. But instead, she was more concerned about quickly finding any life-threatening injuries (bullet or knife wounds) her patient might be too far in shock to tell her about. What was she thinking?
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marty-130-840283 — 10 years ago(November 23, 2015 05:20 AM)
no way.
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hecantune — 12 years ago(March 17, 2014 05:11 PM)
Initially I was a little annoyed with the dry, disconnected tone but as she continued on I realized the effect it was having on him. He was pretty out of it but it was her direct and continuous questioning that brought him back. Thus leading up to what was, in my mind, the best moment of the film.
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Zanza8 — 12 years ago(March 17, 2014 05:29 PM)
She's a professional Navy medic. She was told to do her job as she normally would do it. YOU may find a medic tending to a wounded man annoying. I found it moving. She was very good-she was able to assess Phillips and reassure him at the same time.
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MuchToBeGratefulFor — 11 years ago(May 24, 2014 01:25 PM)
its pretty pointless asking questions like where is the blood from.
You actually think it's pointless to ask where all the blood is from? Wow. The man is covered in blood, and the only injuries she sees are on his eyebrow and temple. She needs to know if there are other injuries causing all this blood. That's about as far from pointless as you can get.
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maxima128 — 11 years ago(May 27, 2014 06:40 AM)
I love all you armchair "experts" who think you know everything about everything and how people should act in all situations. All based on your "experience" gleaned from a lifetime of watching TV and movies. I doubt you've ever been a military medic trained in battlefield trauma and triage, or been a hostage who was beaten, pistol whipped and faced death for days from desperate Somalian pirates with nothing to lose.
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p_horan — 12 years ago(March 26, 2014 02:25 AM)
Irritating, but realistic
.. I've unfortunately been on the wrong end of violent trauma, and got almost the exact same treatment, it almost took me back there. I think the real point of it was just to show what a toll it had taken on Phillips, but that he had managed to think clearly and sway the odds of his survival in his favor, despite his shock. -
Viktor_Erik_Jensen — 12 years ago(March 29, 2014 03:25 PM)
I disagree. If I had been taken hostage and been beaten up by pirates that's exactly how I would have wanted to be treated. Her professionalism conveys the message that everything is going to be alright.
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thematrix49 — 12 years ago(March 29, 2014 10:22 PM)
Luckily there are a few threads dedicated to how amazingly well this Navy officer performed being thrown into a role for a major motion picture, across from one of the greatest actors of our current generation.
I was so-so on this movie until this particular scene which made the movie for me. It was extremely emotional and I don't think many of you realize how her role/tone was the reason this scene was so great.
Few things
A. She is a Navy Medical Officer. She is not a psychologist. She is concerned about his immediate physical health and tending to any injuries. Furthermore she is dealing with someone who has just experienced a traumatic event. You don't ask these people for a story you want the facts. Therefore you ask direct questions.
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neverbeentoparis — 11 years ago(April 06, 2014 05:36 AM)
I loved it, it was a great way to show that he was now in Navy hands, and being treated in a very methodical manner. No yelling. No gun to the head. Very professional.
Her questions were to gauge his alertness, a pretty standard thing in ER. Did you notice that the 1st officer asked his name? They know his name, it is to engage him.
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JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies — 11 years ago(May 03, 2014 06:52 PM)
Yes. I'm sure my reaction is amplified by me having a bit of a doctor phobia/being extremely uneasy in medical care situations, but to me, the medic did not come across as comforting in the slightest. If I were in that situation (barring shock, etc.), her "bedside manner" would have likely made me have a panic attack on top of everything else.
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summerishere77 — 11 years ago(May 06, 2014 05:38 PM)
My husband pointed out to me that she was trying to keep him from going into full blown shock. Makes sense to me, she was doing her job and keeping him from breaking down so she could finish up and keep him safe.
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extoetagger — 11 years ago(May 24, 2014 11:31 PM)
I didn't realize how many experts in trauma care are here, (sarcasm)
It was very real in the way the corpsman treated her patient, it was very real,
Just my opinion,
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