A biography of Dr Carl Bodon: Pioneer of intracardiac injection of adrenaline

2021 ◽  
pp. 096777202110583
Author(s):  
Jean Bodon ◽  
Theresa C Bodon ◽  
Christine M Ball ◽  
Eva J Bodon
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Cardiac Diseases ◽  
Doctor Who ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Intracardiac Injection

This biographical essay will provide historical insights about Dr Carl Bodon who performed one of the first successful intracardiac injections of adrenaline to a patient and made important contributions to the understanding of cardiac diseases and women's health. Dr Bodon's biography reveals the story of a medical doctor who lived during tumultuous times between two world wars and ultimately died in the Holocaust. His story sheds light on forgotten contributors to the medical field and its practices.

scholarly journals Medical doctors as the captain of a ship: an analysis of medical students’ book reports on Joseph Conrad’s “Lord Jim”

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Hwang ◽  
Seung Jae Lee ◽  
Seong Yeon Kim ◽  
Se Won Hwang ◽  
Ae Yang Kim
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Doctor Who ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
School Students ◽  
South Korean

Purpose: In South Korean ferry disaster in 2014, the captain abandoned the ship with passengers including high school students still aboard. We noticed the resemblance of abandoning the ship with passengers still aboard the ferry (named the Sewol) and the ship Patna, which was full of pilgrims, in Joseph Conrad’s novel “Lord Jim.” The aim of this study is to see how medical students think about the role of a medical doctor as a captain of a ship by analyzing book reports on Conrad’s “Lord Jim.” Methods: Participants included 49 third-year medical students. Their book reports were analyzed. Results: If placed in the same situation as the character of Jim, 24 students of the 49 respondents answered that they would stay with the passengers, while 18 students indicated they would escape from the ship with the crew. Most of the students thought the role of a doctor in the medical field was like that of a ‘captain.’ The medical students reported that they wanted to be a doctor who is responsible for his or her patients, highly moral, warm-hearted, honest, and with high self-esteem. Conclusion: In conclusion, we found that “Lord Jim” induced the virtue of ‘responsibility’ from the medical students. Consequently, “Lord Jim” could be good teaching material for medical humanities.

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