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Death of a Blow-up Doll

2013; American College of Physicians; Volume: 159; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-159-11-201312030-00017

1539-3704

Brian J. Secemsky,

Empathy and Medical Education

On Being a DoctorDecember 3, 2013Death of a Blow-up DollBrian J. Secemsky, MDBrian J. Secemsky, MDFrom University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-159-11-201312030-00017 Audio Reading - “Death of a Blow-up Doll” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Death of a Blow-up Doll," by B.J. Secemsky.. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail A few weeks ago, I cried during a scene from Lars and the Real Girl, a dark comedy starring Ryan Gosling about an unconventional man and his even more unconventional relationship with an inflatable sex doll. The tears started pouring as the doll, found “unresponsive” by Gosling's character, was rushed to the hospital where—you guessed it—she “died.” The last time I cried over a movie was during The Babe, a 1992 biography describing the tumultuous life of Babe Ruth. I was 7 years old.As a resident physician training in internal medicine, I have encountered countless tragic episodes of death ...Reference1. Hughes PH, Brandenburg N, Baldwin DC, Storr CL, Williams KM, Anthony JC, et al. Prevalence of substance use among US physicians. JAMA. 1992;267:2333-9. [PMID: 1348789] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Corresponding Author: Brian J. Secemsky, MD, General Medical Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue 1M3, San Francisco, CA 94110; e-mail, [email protected]. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Death of a Blow-up Doll” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Death of a Blow-up Doll," by B.J. Secemsky.. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics December 3, 2013Volume 159, Issue 11Page: 791KeywordsBehaviorEmotionsFoodHealth care providersPsychiatry and mental healthSportsSubstance abuse ePublished: 3 December 2013 Issue Published: December 3, 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...