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I wonder what the numbers are, as well.
Like, if there are more veterinarians in total, or if they're more spread out, then you'd expect that more of them would survive, just from that, than surgeons.
As an adult, I know, either as friends or family, two people who studied veterinary medicine in college, but only one who actually became a vet. I know four nurses. But I don't know any medical doctors or surgeons.
Quick Google, at least for the US, but I imagine it's similar for the rest of the world. There are about 1 million licensed medical doctors and about 100,000 veterinarians.
It makes sense, people go to the doctor a lot more often than animals.
I'm not sure how this plays into it, but doctors tend to be much more specialized and many specializations wouldn't be useful in a zombie apocalypse, though their general knowledge would probably be valuable.
Rural doctors would probably do very well, though, a lot of them are going to have similar setups as vets.
The thing to also keep in mind is that only a small portion of doctors practice surgery (or even have credentials to do so). In contrast, almost all veterinarians are performing surgery on a regular basis
A Certified Nurse is the person that does all the real work. I've had more stitches tied by nurses than surgeons, been treated completely by a nurse without seeing a doctor. They're the ones that work crazy fucking hours, sleeping at the hospital. But they are going to be at the hospital when the zombs hit so...
Last time I had a surgery, I accidentally insulted the lead nurse and instantly felt like I made the biggest mistake of my life, even though she said she thought it was funny.
We were having a friendly chat before the surgery and I guess I was too relaxed, and at one point, she said that if she makes a funny face, it was just her normal behavior and not something bad had happened, and I jokingly said, "How would I know?" and instantly died inside.
It's like an automatic joke I'd say with my friends, but I barely knew this lady. I hadn't even really noted what she looked like. And when I actually looked, she had a very alternative look. I think she had a lot of tattoos and green hair.
She thought it was funny, but I started sweating.
I mean I had to read that a few times to understand what you thought was a faux pas. That wasn't the worst she had heard that morning lol.
The nurses I work with will brush off patient shit talk, but grind their teeth over bad management decisions. I'm given to understand this is normal.
That's because doctors and surgeons don't have time to spend on things outside the cloister like friends and family