Daniel Corson-Knowles, MD and Indiana University School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, apologized for triggering microaggressions for using the phrase “I can’t breath” in an exam question.
The exam question reads.A patient who missed dialysis suddenly becomes pale, diaphoretic, and screams, ‘I can’t breathe!’ You glance at the monitor and notice the following rhythm. You are unable to palpate a pulse and initiate immediate CPR. The most appropriate next step in therapy is…
On a positive note, the question did not offend the majority of students.
But students did speak out on behalf of a few who might be.
Dr. Corson-Knowles wrote to his class, “We understand that the context in which this phrase was used resulted in a very painful trigger for many of you”.
Dr. Corson-Knowles wrote to his class, “We understand that the context in which this phrase was used resulted in a very painful trigger for many of you”.
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