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Originally Posted by Keedy
OK..I didn't know you were a saw bone. My only medical experience was courtesy of the US army. In their infinite wisdom they determined that I would make a good combat medic. I was privy to many triage and ER type situations due to the many patients and few doctors. I had to do alot of on the job training.
As for the 70% figure..I have seen it many times in articles but could not really offer a link to anything official. I have seen it many times in real life, though. I have seen the effects of bad lifestyle choices. On the other hand, I have seen the smaller percentage, too. There are people who think they do everything healthy but still succumb to cancer, heart disease etc.
Still, I firmly believe in educating people on preventive medicine.
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Could not agree more. Perhaps a little accountability along with the education? Do you get to keep getting repeat cardiac caths or bypass surgery if you continue to smoke? Do you get unlimited hospitalizations for continued alcohol abuse and it's complications if you refuse treatment for the addiction? Do you get another knee rplacement at age 50 if you didn't lose part of the 300 lbs that caused the first one? A lot of people don't care for this philosophy but I think it warrants discussion.
On a separate note, my thanks for your service to this country and my admiration for doing it in such a difficult role. Appreciate it.