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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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.
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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.
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Sacotra — 11 years ago(August 31, 2014 05:44 AM)
I thought she was amazing. When I was watching it, I thought she was so convincing, she must be an amazing actress beyond anything I can remember seeing before, and wondered if she WAS in fact an actress or a real medic. Now reading here that they used a real medic, it all makes sense. Really great decision to use her, and yes, the best scene in the movie IMO.
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lubin-freddy — 11 years ago(August 31, 2014 10:16 PM)
Having been a medic in the army, I can agree with those who wrote that she was professional, in the best meaning of the word. Her job wasn't to empathize or be nice, but rather to deal with any IMMEDIATE life-threatening situations. Everything else can come later.
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lazulisienna — 11 years ago(September 16, 2014 01:12 PM)
I used to be a medical transcriptionist. I never transcribed for the Navy Seals, but I did a lot of transcrption for an ER and most of the ER doctors' dictation sounded similar to this.
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HilaryElizabeth9 — 11 years ago(October 04, 2014 11:02 PM)
Not in the least. Not only was she not a real actress but a real medic, but she went thru the motions of her job exactly as they really are without getting dramatic or allowing her starstruck state of working this kind of close with Tom Hanks to impact her role. I was really impressed. She wasn't irritating at all. Not even a little.
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androula — 11 years ago(November 20, 2014 10:42 PM)
I really liked that scene and admired her forthright and reassuring bedside manner.
The questions she asked were not just meant to gauge his condition, but to keep him engaged and prevent him from slipping into shock or hysteria. She was stabilizing him physically with her hands, and emotionally - therefore by extension also physically - with her voice. Her tone was very kind. I did not find her cold or robotic at all, but she does need to be efficient in case he does lose it, which again, she sought to prevent by her demeanor.
I found myself thinking that if I were ever in need is want her to be my doctor.