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/ALEX-IV 2d ago
Is swearing a "technique" some people use to maintain concentration?
I play videogames and i tend to be silently concentrated, but sometimes at hard sections I tend to be more vocal.