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..."its the underlying premise in all that we do"..."we have to
always be thinking at every moment...are you the one who is going to make
my life hell?"
Ok - well I can almost understand this way of thinking and i do not
condone it.
But, our Body Piercing Studio - cannot get insurance at all - never
have been able to even though it should be very low risk. However,
we have had a court case going for the past 2 yrs - still dragging out
over a piercing that we didn't even do. The guy seems to have been
paid by the shop that did do the piercing to say we did it. (he had
his tongue done by them on a Wed AM - it got swollen and he ended up in
hospital on Sunday PM. He had it removed surgically - 2 days latter
(so on tuesday)they did a tracheostemy for infection from swelling and
then a day after that he had renal failure and now he is saying we did the
piercing on the Thursday and the problems must have all been our
fault. A - he has NO proof at all and B - we have witnesses too say
we did not do and and saw he had it done on Wed. But it is still
dragging out and costing in legal fees.
Because he has the doctors assisting him we have had a hell of a time
proving that it is a a great big fraudulent case and a lie. And the
doctors wont admit that they may have caused a problem - even though he
got the swelling 2 days after they removed it.
So i in some ways look at clients as - "Are you the next dickhead who
is going to try to make my life hell?"
I have some highly educated clients who I can chat to for hours and
fiinally get round to what they have come in for and i also have clients
who are absolute "nuff nuffs" and as they walk out the door the prediction
of how long it will take for them to return with an infection is almost
worth betting on.
I must admit that some surprize me and do take care of the piercing
and return for the check up in two weeks time with no problems - to my
relief.
It seems to be the lower socio economic clients who are more inclined
to expect to pay less and sue if they have a problem - it seems to
me that the lower socio economic clients are more likely to go to the TV
shows and the likes because it is not worth counter sueing for defamation
as they have nothing. If I were to go on TV and defame someone I
would risk litigation and the loss of my business and house etc but if I
have nothing - what can I loose.
Next time you see someone bagging any business on the likes of ACA
you will notice the socio economic status of that person. Most of
them are low income people in rented houses. I guess Doctors see the
same thing and the mentality is therefore being taught to them. It
is so sad for this to be happening.
Unfortunately, since we have had this rediculous case happen to us we
are more distant from clients in general and defensive. Wef find it
hard t trust people.
We have the consolation that - A - we didn't do it and B - because
they lied on ACA we will eventually win our case and then look at
defamation.
Here i am a country girl just trying to make ends meet (we just sold
a bull - he cost us about $120 in formula and feed - because we have not
had enough rain we had to sell him - we got $49) Situation grim and
rain not coming it is taking it's toll on the farmers and then to top it
off we have litigation to contend with. I look at my life sometimes
and think - who needs TV shows.
Sorry to rant so long - just sometimes can't believe how some "nuff
nuff" people can get legal help and how we are becoming so much run by
lawers and litigation.
Regards
Rhonda
-------Original Message-------
Date: Monday, November
11, 2002 19:02:58
Subject: Re:
[ozmidwifery] what doctors learn at med school!
I had the dubious pleasure of sharing last semester with
a group of first year medical students, of which one wished to become an
obstetrician, but she couldn't tell me why????? They were all in my
opinion, abnormally focussed on litigation - this was first years!!!!
What was really scary was they had no idea - they thought the reason
we had the highest intervention and cs rates in Australia was because of
our lower socio-economic group women. When I asked if they could
explain why the healthiest and most affluent women of our community
experience the most intervention they were struck dumb.
These
young women will be unleashed on the community in approx. 7 years; God
help us!
Carolyn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]" type="cite">Hi again all,
had an interesting afternoon
today at a BBQ with some old work mates...One friend who I worked at
CSIRO with eons ago (past life stuff) like me ....had a radical change
in occupation and went to do nursing...she finished her nursing about 8
years ago....anyhow....she brought a friend to the BBQ ...a "work
colleague".... I just assumed this woman was a nurse too...anyhow got
chatting as you do...my friend announced to her "work colleague" that I
was doing midwifery.....So your a nurse too she asked...No...I'm not a
nurse .....doing the new Bachelor of Midwifery....bla bla...."Direct
entry" my friend announces....one of THOSE midwives who think they are
not part of the nursing profession. ...Well that went down REAL
well...she always did know how to get my hackles up...thought I had
educated her better than that...but can see she has been educated by
others than just I...:-((
No not "direct entry" I replied...we
don't do direct entry nursing....or direct entry medicine...or direct
law or accounting...bla bla bla..Anyhow ....finally this "work
colleague" couldn't resist and announced that she was a MO...doing her
internship....and wanted to know more about "the likes of you" doing
midwifery without nursing first...."do you do any physiology???"
.....bla bla bla I guess you can imagine the conversation from
there...
The conversion progressed quickly back to medicine...I
wanted to pick her brains about being a beginning practitioner and her
thoughts on the health care system...What struck me immediately was her
sheer arrogance and lack of understanding of
people....amazing....According to her the general public are all
"fu-k--- nuff nuffs"...."parents have no parenting skills"......"the
public all just want to sue us". She was just fascinated to think that I
would even consider private practice as a midwife..."too scary - you
must be fu--ing mad!!" and "noone from uni is even considering obs and
gynae as its just too risky".
This woman is 25 years old and
already educated with the 'fear factor'. She stated openly that as
doctors they are taught at med school that a "trusting relationship with
your patients" is non existent as the patient only looks to the doctor
fix up their problems and will sue if they don't..and the doctor looks
at the patient thinking all you want is to sue me....I was totally blown
away by this...oh yeh she says..."its the underlying premise in all that
we do"..."we have to always be thinking at every moment...are you the
one who is going to make my life hell?"
How scary is this
folks???These are the obs of the future...This woman has this level of
fear ingrained into her already..I couldn't believe what I was
hearing....I was almost lost for words...beleive it or not!
Ahhh
I said..."that's where midwives have it all over doctors....our basic
premise is trust....for if we can't establish our professional
relationships on that....like you guys are discovering...when it all
comes tumbling down....you have nothing else"
Trust and
communication.....two important factors in not getting sued I'd
reckon......but hey who am I....only a "nuf nuff" in her
eyes...
Cheers Tina P.
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