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Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating

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Registered surgeons - men and women - were invited to take part completely anonymously and 1,434 responded. Half were women:
63% of women had been the target of sexual harassment from colleagues 30% of women had been sexually assaulted by a colleague 11% of women reported forced physical contact related to career opportunities At least 11 incidents of rape were reported 90% of women, and 81% of men, had witnessed some form of sexual misconduct
The 81% men stat, that’s emblematic that this isn’t being overstated. Sounds like a real shitshow. I’m not suggesting that men are more credible. Only that they’re less-likely to report the issue. If four out of five will admit that there’s a problem, holy shit. There’s a problem.
Wtf is going on in the UK, especially in the medical space?
- Daddies are trying to discredit NHS in public eyes so they can defund it and privatize it.
  
  That’s interesting context that I wonder about regarding accuracy. Definitely an interesting supposition that will stick with me.
Question: Why do they refer to the surgery area as a theatre? Is it for entertainment purposes?
Maybe I'm an idiot, but I thought 'theatre' was for entertainment and surgery room was for medical surgery...
- I think that's because there were surgery rooms where students can watch operations from above
  
  You're probably right. So indeed it's for entertainment. Gotcha.
- Theatre has two meanings (it seems), one of them being "a room or hall for lectures with seats in tiers". The idea is that above the "centre stage" there would be seating for other doctors to watch the surgery for education/research purposes.
  
  Okay. What good does that do actually?
  Like seriously, if you can't see up close exactly where they're cutting and all, how much can you really learn about surgery? You ain't gonna see the fine details from a balcony...
- Because surgery started out in literal theatres:
  https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MNY2613-455x372.jpg
  
  Interesting. Welp, bet the guys in the top balcony didn't get to see much detail...
  Did the patient in the photo live at least?
- Ever heard of a "theater of war?"
  
  No, could you be more Pacific in your reference? Explain it real simple, my level of comprehension has its Nimitz.
  
  Yes. Romans considered that as entertainment.
From the title, I immediately assumed it was the patient being whacked on on anesthesia drugs. Didn't even consider the doctors or other nurses. Damn... Do I have that thing where I just naturally trust figures of authority? 🤔
Relevant Scrubs clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyVfmhgk0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JjRqT17ZhI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw6K5QwPmp4

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