First Do No Harm Movie Analysis

The main topic of this movie, "first Do No Harm" was that the doctor should always put the patient first and have their best interest. This applies whether the solution be, using drugs and surgeries, or trying other things to keep them more safe. Sometimes the drugs can do more harm than help, and in Robbie's case, the harm came into play. Robbie was having seizures, which means something was going on, incorrectly, in the brain (which is part of the nervous system). The brain was sending signals down the spinal cord and throughout his body, cause him to seize the way he did. We are learning in class how the nervous system works and what it consists of. Something interesting I learned was that if a doctor doesn't think the child's parent is capable of taking care of them correctly, they can hold them in the hospital until they see fit. This happened when Robbie's mom wanted to take him to a different hospital but Doctor Abbasac wouldn't let her take him because she did not think she was capable and reliable; when really, all Robbie's mom was for them to stop giving him so many and such a variety of drugs. …show more content…
Knowing what I take an oath for when I become a doctor, saying "first do no harm" and always putting patients first is what I have to keep in mind. The medical field is a tricky place and I feel like, the doctors that aren't that great can make someone think they're on good hands but then not be. Being a doctor, you always have to try your best and consider things other than drugs and surgeries. This reminded me of this one time I had to go to the hospital for my ovarian cyst bursting. I was in miserable, intolerable pain, and the doctor prescribed me Vicodin, even though the pain went away. My mom and I never filled the prescription because I didn't want to put drugs I didn't need into my system. This movie taught me a