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Tue Dec 30 13:59:48 GMT 2008

A number of people have posted that this sort of behaviour is unacceptable,
potentially unsafe and likely to produce bad outcomes.

Now what about looking for solutions?  It is possible that the surgeon
concerned is unaware that his behaviour is disruptive and believes it is the
"only" way to get the "right" things to happen.  If not, maybe there are
some personal or other issues at work?  Regardless of the cause it is clear
that he should be offered some counselling and support.

Unfortunately there is also enough information in the email to suggest the
identity of the facility, perhaps also for local people to identify the
person who posted it, and possibly the surgeon concerned.  The cat is now
out of the bag.  

I suggest that the original poster should approach someone that she trusts
who is in a senior position and who will be able to progress this further in
a supportive manner. 

With the right support sometimes tigers do change their stripes.

Good luck.

Bill

A/Prof William Griggs AM
Director Trauma Services
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
william.griggs at health.sa.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Angela
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:06 AM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: is yelling accepatable?? ever??

I work with a pariticular trauma surgeon and he loses his temper easily and
resorts to yelling and screaming at all staff until hiis orders are done and
things go his way overall .  My trauma team are no amateurs and have a good
flow when it' s gets busy.  Your walking on egg shells around him because no
one  knows what will upset him.  And he never says ," sorry for acting out
of line." Thouhghts?

JMH hospital , MIami

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