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Mon Apr 23 20:46:43 BST 2007

I'm with you. Further, as an emergency physician who works at a level 1 
trauma center, I would like to add that perhaps we should also ban trees --  
you wouldn't believe the number of trauma patients I see especially at night 
who are poor intoxicated victims of single vehicle accidents versus trees! 
: )

Jason Cillo, MD
Richmond, VA
USA

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> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:03:33 -0400
> From: "William Bromberg" <brombwi1 at memorialhealth.com>
> Subject: Re: Gun control, Religion, IEDs, knives, Suicide Bombers,
> Roots
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> Yes I agree totally! A total  ban on CARS the biggest trauma killer
> ever. I know they may have some value other than killing but we must be
> prepared to sacrifice for the good of society and trauma prevention.
> Luckily cars, not being specifically protected in the constitution would
> be easy to ban.
>
> Whose with me?
>
> William J. Bromberg, MD, FACS
> Chair, EAST Practice Management Guidelines Committee
> Savannah Surgical Group
> 912 350-7412
>
>>>> "Mohammed al Malik" <traumawon at hotmail.com> 04/21/07 1:14 PM >>>
> I am saddened by our polarizations on instruments that can harm our
> fellowmen and fellow women.  Most of us belong to a religious group,
> ethical
> oversight, or moral persuasion which places value on a higher power, on
>
> faith, and on the value of individual humans.  We are in medicine
> because we
> want to help people, however trite a phrase that may be.   Guns,
> knives,
> bombs, poisons, and all sorts of harmful drugs, devices, and
> instruments are
> being used in the name of religion, government, tribal, sectarian, and
>
> personal identity and protection.   We the medical community must take
> care
> of these life style, societal, and violence problems.   Yes, it is
> proper
> that we have our own values, but do we have root responsibility?   Is
> there
> a global root cause that causes us to have a need to have these hateful
> and
> angry discussions?
>
> Mohammed al Malik
>
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