Now I could go for this. Playing video games before surgery reduced a laparoscopic procedure time by 11 seconds. 11 seconds is a long time if you’ve got a bad bleed.
How long do you scrub in? Longer than your attending. How long do you play Mario Brothers? Longer than your attending.
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I’m not a surgeon, but I am a gamer. Do video games help psychiatrists, too? :)
BTW, anyone know of a good “Call of Duty 2″ clan that has health-care professionals in it?