Doctors & Gun Question

[cougartex]

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatricians are urged to inform parents about the dangers of guns in and outside the home and they recommend that they incorporate questions about guns into their patient history taking and urge parents who have guns to remove them from the home.

Mom: Doctor Turned Kids Away Over Gun Question - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando

 

[Texas42]

They taught us to ask about gun questions in our "how to take a history" pamplet. Really, in my experience, most doctors won't ask questions like that. (heck the "physical exam" you do varry so much by specialty and personal preference). I do feel that asking about firearms at home is a pertinent question in some circumstances, but really only in psychiatry.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Sorry - but INOYFB IMO. If a Dr. asked me or mine that question, he'd be told that in a heartbeat, too. Then again, my Doc an' I go to the same range...

 

[zembonez]

I would just tell them that whether I have or do not have guns has no bearing on why I was there...

 

[TexasRedneck]

I would just tell them that whether I have or do not have guns has no bearing on why I was there...

Sorry - I don't ignore improper questions....

 

[zembonez]

Sorry - I don't ignore improper questions....

Yeah. I probably would not either. I'm sure there would be some sort of "comment".

I guess it would depend on the context of the question.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Yeah. I probably would not either. I'm sure there would be some sort of "comment".

I guess it would depend on the context of the question.

To be sure. First time my Doc asked, it was because of my NRA Life cap. Asked how long I'd been a member - told him I was 3rd generation Life member. He laughed, said he was as well - we spent almost an hour talking about shooting!

 

[San Antone RR]

I got asked last year and I told her it was none of her business.

 

[zembonez]

My doctor is a hunter. Spends a lot of the fall in South Texas around Carrizo Springs. I think he's one of us.

 

[San Antone RR]

My Doc looks like she could eat a dressed out Hill Country deer in a single setting. I think the closest she has been to a hunt is looking at ESPN2 on Sunday mornings.

 

[Texas42]

Sorry - but INOYFB IMO. If a Dr. asked me or mine that question, he'd be told that in a heartbeat, too. Then again, my Doc an' I go to the same range...

If you were depressed and suicidal, its a pertinent question. Otherwise, I'll agree with you.

 

[TexasRedneck]

If you were depressed and suicidal, its a pertinent question. Otherwise, I'll agree with you.

Agreed.

 

[ROGER4314]

Doctors are portrayed as if they were better than the rest of us. Doctors and Dentists have the highest rate of drug abuse of any professions. They need to clean their own houses before they start on mine. I really think they lack a grasp of reality. My Doctor said I needed to lose weight and I told him I would work on that but I was big and always would be. "One of my legs weighs more than you do" pretty well quieted that discussion. I wear a size 54 coat and XXXL gloves. He's a tiny little Pakistani. We agreed that a good goal was to get the gut off of me. That's sufficient.

He also knows that Bonnie & I are competitive rifle shooters and pistol shooters. He would waste his breath trying to disarm our household.

Flash

 

[Texas42]

MD's Hypocritical? Never! (look of shock)

Listen, you have to be responsible for your own health and safety. To be frank, you know yourself a lot better than your doctor ever will. MD's come in good, bad, and mediocre, just like everything else.

The amount of information out there on medicine is incredibly huge. A MD has to go through college, 4 years of med school, and 3-6 years of residency, +/- a couple years of fellowship, and to be frank, that MD is only qualified in one small area of medicine. You should use the information your MD tells you, not rely upon it without thinking.

And just cause your Cardiologies looks like he has been going to McDonalds for most of his meals for the last 15 years, doesn't mean he can't help you. Hypocritical? Yep. Oh well. Thats life.

 

[TheDan]

Doctors provide a service. You're the customer. I really think both patients and doctors alike need to be reminded of that. If you don't like the service you're getting from your doctor, tell him why you're leaving and and then find a new one.