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very scary - anon

Posted: Oct 15, 2014

An app to help interns and residents figure out just what to do in the ER? There's an app for that? They need an app to treat me? IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM? omg

http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/new-app-helps-med-students-diagnosis-quickly-in-er/medical-allied-healthcare

Not surprised - mt

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I believe it, and probably they have been doing similar for years. IMO, and from my personal experience, more than half are incompetent and shouldn't be doctors from the mistakes they make every single day, even with the information RIGHT in front of them on the screen!

We could just get the app and treat ourselves. - MT

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Why go to a doctor? From doing their notes we are almost doctors by now anyway. (Tongue in cheek for those of you who take some comments too serious.)

In some ways we already do. How many of us - look up symptoms on the internet, - sm

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as well as causes and treatments? I've done that (successfully, too!) many times.

It's an advertisement - Not scary

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That multibriefs site is for corporate news releases, which is to say it's just advertising. You can make an app for just about anything, doesn't mean people will use actually use it.
Notice how it doesn't mention any hospitals where it's in use?

Nothing to freak out about here.

What company does this post belong to? - Wrong board

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