New regulation for cruise ships

[island lady]

I keep teasing my sister (doctor) that she should apply to RCI....she told me they don't pay enough.  😉 

[Ocean Boy]

29 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

Maybe we (me on shirt tails) can sail for free or discounted rates. Maybe even Star Class. Lol

I would rather pay and forget that I am a physician for a week.

[island lady]

5 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I would rather pay and forget that I am a physician for a week.

 

LOL...that is what she said too.  😉  Her field:  Specialist, infectious disease doctor...she is a "tad" busy right now.  

[chengkp75]

1 minute ago, island lady said:

 

LOL...that is what she said too.  😉  Her field:  Specialist, infectious disease doctor...she is a "tad" busy right now.  

I remember one doctor we had at NCL, who had retired as a physician, went into "day trading", and when that went bust, signed up with NCL.  He could not quite get his head into the fact that he had to run to emergency cases, after all, he was the doctor, and cases came to him.  Didn't last long.

[island lady]

1 minute ago, chengkp75 said:

I remember one doctor we had at NCL, who had retired as a physician, went into "day trading", and when that went bust, signed up with NCL.  He could not quite get his head into the fact that he had to run to emergency cases, after all, he was the doctor, and cases came to him.  Didn't last long.

 

They made me hobble down to Medical when I broke my foot on loose flooring (twisted/fell).  Then again, when they wanted to interview me (to find out if I would sue them)...I didn't sue, but probably should have.  😉 

[chengkp75]

11 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

They made me hobble down to Medical when I broke my foot on loose flooring (twisted/fell).  Then again, when they wanted to interview me (to find out if I would sue them)...I didn't sue, but probably should have.  😉 

While I sympathize, and agree that you should not have had to do this, this is a failure of the ship's senior management, not the doctor.  You were not an emergency (I was referring to cardiac issues and fires), but the senior officers should have called for a Medical team (who are basically a "stretcher team") to transport you to the Medical Center.

[island lady]

1 minute ago, chengkp75 said:

While I sympathize, and agree that you should not have had to do this, this is a failure of the ship's senior management, not the doctor.  You were not an emergency (I was referring to cardiac issues and fires), but the senior officers should have called for a Medical team (who are basically a "stretcher team") to transport you to the Medical Center.

 

Yeah, but I consider it my fault on that painful hobble...I should have asked for use of a wheelchair.  At the time, I really just thought I twisted it badly...until the Xray came out.   Jones fracture.  THEN...I was in a wheel chair, broke it on first night...lovely way to spend the rest of the cruise.  😞 

[nelblu]

18 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Even the Love Boat had a doctor back in the 70's. Must have been due to the new regulation.

He was more of lover.😀

[cruisinfanatic]

6 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

I remember one doctor we had at NCL, who had retired as a physician, went into "day trading", and when that went bust, signed up with NCL.  He could not quite get his head into the fact that he had to run to emergency cases, after all, he was the doctor, and cases came to him.  Didn't last long.

day trading did not "go bust"!

[hannibal54]

These recent news stories are for the non cruises so they can say, well it's about time they have a Dr. on those "boats"!

[orville99]

On 12/14/2020 at 9:48 PM, cruisinfanatic said:

day trading did not "go bust"!

But a boatload of day traders did.😪

[BND]

On 12/13/2020 at 9:42 PM, Ocean Boy said:

I have never heard of this. Every medical officer that I have met on the ships was a physician.

Pretty sure they have to have experience in emergency medicine from what I remember hearing at a Captain's Corner.  

[wolfcathorse]

another case of Congress pretending to look like it did something