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Old 15th Oct 2016, 03:03
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Re: credentials check.

Here's a couple quotations from the young doctor's original post of what allegedly happened:

A couple mins later he is unresponsive again and the flight attendant yells "call overhead for a physician on board". I raised my hand to grab her attention. She said to me "oh no sweetie put ur hand down, we are looking for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical personnel, we don't have time to talk to you" I tried to inform her that I was a physician but I was continually cut off by condescending remarks.
That doesn't seem like proper SOP for "establishing credentials"?

Later in the flight:

Another "seasoned" white male approaches the row and says he is a physician as well. She says to me "thanks for your help but he can help us, and he has his credentials". (Mind you he hasn't shown anything to her. Just showed up and fit the "description of a doctor")
Again, doesn't seem to fit the "checking for credentials" excuse.
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