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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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.
So, of course, you're completely qualified to dictate the appropriate questions the medic should be asking her patient. She should have consulted you first. -
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.
B. Her monotone and "cold professionalism" as you people put it, is so polar opposite to Captain Phillips that I feel it emphasizes the difference and allows us to better connect with his emotions at the time. -
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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OsteRejen — 11 years ago(June 04, 2014 01:50 AM)
That scene was moving to me
Yes, she was slightly "robotic" to listen to (from a movie viewers point), but in that moment it made perfect sense. And the captain needed exactly what she provided
Calm, professional, direct, reassuring, friendly, unsentimental
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rufustilskin — 11 years ago(August 11, 2014 03:04 PM)
When you have a head injury they ask you those kinds of questions. I was in a car accident as a teen where my friend and I hit heads. When my Mom took me to the Doctor, he asked me questions like my name, date, time, year, who the President was at the time, etc. That is one way they determine how serious your head injury is. If you can't answer them then you are in trouble, because that means you have a serious head injury and more than likely internal bleeding.
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Brandestoc — 11 years ago(July 28, 2014 08:07 PM)
by wvsarafan 1 day ago (Sun Jul 27 2014 14:57:38)
IMDb member since April 2007
I agree you're an idiot.
Yeah.. says the stupid fkhead who decides to insult someone else for no real reason.
"ugh.. that guy's comment sound stupid..I'll go insult him". That's basically what you're thinking.
Unless you're a fking idiot yourself, why else would you do that? sthead. -
MargeGunderson-Brainerd — 11 years ago(August 03, 2014 03:01 PM)
I wanted to throat-punch her every time she told him to calm down. Anyone with four minutes of training would understand telling a freaked out person to calm down has the opposite effect, if any. Next, I can't stand medical people who keep adding "for ME" to every instruction, always trained that self-absorbed idiocy out of my techs and assistants.
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rufustilskin — 11 years ago(August 11, 2014 02:54 PM)
I know I am late on my reply. I finally watched this movie today. Anyway, they have to be that way in order to keep the patient calm. Watch the TV show Untold Stories of the ER and you will see, they are the same way. They aren't being cold, just trying to find out what happened, what their injuries are, etc.