Hostile armored brigade to handle? Piece of cake.
Blazing Dogfight? Not a problem.
Hijacked plane? Bring it on!
Surgical strike on high ranking terrorists? Sure thing.
But when an Israeli soldier steps into a medical clinic... oh boy, he knows for sure that the clinic's staff wouldn't know what the hell to do with him.
Headache? Drink a lot.
Heartburn? Drink a lot and take this pill.
Your knee hurts? Drink a lot and take this pill.
Your stomach? Drink a lot, take this pill and try not to eat anything unusual.
Your leg? Drink a lot and take this pill.
Your ears? Drink a lot and take this pill.
Your joints? Drink a lot and take these pills twice a day.
Fever? Drink a lot and take this pill, and rest.
This might sound like conventional medical treatment to you, but all of those pills are the actually the same. "Acamol" is the simplest pain reliever on earth, and military doctors just prescribe it for everything.(Acamol is the popular Paracetamol drug in Israel. In many countries a similar pill is known as "Panadol". And don't ask me anything else about this matter. I googled it so I'd know how to translate it).
Now, let me get this straight. I'm not blaming the doctors. They have to deal with a constant flow of soldiers trying to bluff them and get some extra days in home. When significant numbers of your "patients" are actually frauds, no wonder you treat everyone with a pill which has a stronger placebo effect than real effect.
But that, doesn't help the one soldier who complains for months about stomach aches and ends up in the hospital, because no one had noticed that he has appendicitis. If you read Israeli newspapers- you'll find from time to time a piece on that spirit.
So,
Tanks and commando units? Easy.
Infantry and APCs? With one hand tied behind the back.
Jets and helicopters? Simply not fair.
Swine flu? God help us all...
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Yoav, this is interesting, the adrenalin is flowing and the medical staff usually expect to see injuries from combat, so are prepared, but it takes them by surprise if like you mention, appendicitis or other medical problems occur with the soldiers.
You mention four things at the top of the page:
1) Hostile armored brigade to handle? Piece of cake.
2) Blazing Dogfight? Not a problem.
4) Hijacked plane? Bring it on!
5) Surgical strike on high ranking terrorists? Sure thing.
Can I ask you, if you were captured by Hamas terrorists and found yourself in the same situation as Corporal Gilad Shalit, how would you be able to handle it, mentally? being held captive for year after year. Do you think about the dangers of being taken hostage and are you prepared for such a situation arising, I mean, in "hot spots" you wouldn't be alone, right? I often read in the news about attempts to capture Israeli soldiers and hold them hostage and it's pretty scarey to think of you guys being in such a situation.
Gini.
1. My son has actually been treated quite well and effectively by the army docs, the only problem being is if he gets sick when he is at home, he is very FAR from an army doctor.
2. As what does a captured soldier feel? My son in the army was wondering the same thing, wondering if Gilad even KNOWS that people are trying to do something,... and he was wondering this aloud till I said "enough"!
HAHA MADE ME LAUGH! ARMY DOCS ARE F*CKIN SAME EVERYWHERE!!!
השם יברך אותך יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה, וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
Gini and Ricki's mom,
We try not to think about things like that too often... Pondering too much on things like that (And being captivated is only one of them) could drive you insane. I usually try to remind myself that I have all of my friends to count on.
Thank you for your thoughts!
Yoav.
Thanks for your contribution to Take Charge of Your Health Care Carnival. For some reason Paracetamol is known as acetaminophen in the U.S. and also under the brand name Tylenol.
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