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Scott Bonis, I never wrote this! Somebody has made this up, using my name and email address. Amazing what people (perverts) will do. Most likely a disgruntled rec.scuba reader who went "postal." MJB --- ScottBonis@ao*.co* wrote: > In a message dated 4/8/2000 12:26:16 AM US Mountain Standard Time, "Michael > Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> writes: > > << Yes!! Even if the day after a major heart attack someone > is cleard by their doctor, then they are fine to go into > the water and take responsibility for the lives of > students. Since we have to go through years of training, > we doctors will know more than any of you ever will. > Drysuits are very reliable, so the pacemaker, IV drip, > and piss bag should be well protected during the class. >> > > Hi Mike, > > I assume you are saying this with your tongue planted firmly in your cheek. > Otherwise aren't you coming out possibly just a little too strong? > > Isn't it likely in a case such as this, that a physician would clear someone > for an activity on the basis of not being able to find any contraindications? > > And isn't it possible that even with his "years of training," there just > possibly might be a physician who might miss some factor? After all, half of > > the doctors practicing today are below average. And some of them were way > down in their graduating classes. And aren't the minimum standards of some > (possibly foreign) medical schools not quite as exacting as some of the more > respected schools? > > Given this situation, wouldn't you agree that even though there may be no > obvious limitation on the activities of an individual, waiting a reasonable > amount of time would be a prudent action before putting the individual in a > potentially highly stressed environment where the very lives of students may > easily depend on the capabilities of the individual? > > Unfortunately I have no clear definition of "a reasonable amount of time." > But I feel I owe it to my students to protect them from dangers over which I > have control. And repeatedly demonstrating capability, rather than simply > relying on the word of a single physician, would seem to fall under this > responsibility. > > Wouldn't you agree? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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