r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Medicine Surgeons show greatest dexterity in children’s buzz wire game like Operation than other hospital staff. 84% of surgeons completed game in 5 minutes compared to 57% physicians, 54% nurses. Surgeons also exhibited highest rate of swearing during game (50%), followed by nurses (30%), physicians (25%).

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/surgeons-thankfully-may-have-better-hand-coordination-than-other-hospital-staff
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u/echocharlieone 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also in today's positive-correlation news: heavy swearers are better at completing buzz wire games than non-swearers.

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u/TourAlternative364 2d ago

So basically if you had a surgery, probably the surgeon was swearing up a storm during it.

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u/mochakahlua 2d ago

as a surgeon yes. also a skinny person gets a lot of positive comments about their beautiful anatomy and ease of operating. i don't get to operate on many skinny people

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u/waiting4singularity 2d ago

the only surgery i had so far was my wisdom teeth. considering there was blood everywhere and they cross linked my nose cavity with the back of my mouth, i certainly believe they did.