It doesnt take but a few minutes to sew up a minor laceration

you can either do it or you cant

like riding a bicycle

yes but even riding a bike after a long hiatus requires a few tries before riding straight and confortably again....same token just because you can do something doesn't mean you should specially if there are ither options. plus this sounded like a deep cut since it was with a surgical blade..any internist wanna take the blame for nerve damage? even though its not your fault some lawyter will ask how much training you've had suturing and how many you do a day to keep your 'skills'

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I hate Internal Medicine more than fascia

For all you know the guy probably did not get to do clinical rotations at all(didnt complete his medical education......according to the news article posted by azskeptic) !!!!!!

There is no short cut to medicine.

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What if they did not have the adequate equipment with them? Sterile needle, etc?

For what I read, they were there learning anatomy, not doing a clinical core in ER , FM, IM or surgery.

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