Lesson11 Doctors on Board (5)
機内 の 医師（5）
「医療支援を求める機内アナウンスがあったときに、名乗り出るのをためらう医師も中にはいる。一つには、法的責任を恐れているから。また、中には自分より適任の医師が搭乗していることを願って名乗り出るのを見合わせている医師もいます。そして、セキュリティの問題もあります。」
Summary
Collins says medical emergencies now put all crew members on alert for security threats. And Ueda asks why some people think there is a shortage of doctors in America. Salmans gives a possible answer. And McMillan says some people believe there isn't actually a shortage. Ueda expresses hope there will be a physician nearby if he get sick on a plane.
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Salmans: Oh, I hadn't thought of that possibility.
Collins: It's a very real one, I'm afraid. So these days, if there's a medical emergency when a plane is in flight, all crew members go on high alert for a potential security threat.
Ueda: This reminds me of something I heard the other day. Some people seem to think there's a shortage of doctors here in the U.S. What's your tale on that?
Salmans: There's no simple answer to that question. Some people say there aren't enough new doctors to keep pace with changing demographics. The baby boomers are getting older and sicker. They're suffering from age-related ailments like arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer.
McMillan: However, another school of thought says there's no shortage of doctors at all. They believe the system isn't *undermanned so much as inefficient. We rely too much on physicians, their theory goes, and not enough on midlevel professionals like physician assistants and nurses.
*undermanned人手不足の
Collins: It's also said that we have a poor distribution of physicians. Many want to work in big cities where they can have large practices and make some decent money
Ueda: Well, I just hope there's a doctor on that plane if I ever have an in-flight medical episode.
