Enlil said:

And yet they are

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Surgeons specialize in conducting medical operations on patients to treat and cure conditions. Those in this role have a variety of responsibilities, depending on their specialty. If you're interested in becoming a surgeon, you might benefit from learning about the advantages and disadvantages of working in this position.

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A surgeon performs medical procedures to alter a patient's physical characteristics. They treat injuries and illnesses by repairing or removing parts of the body. They may also implant medical prosthetics such as artificial heart valves, pacemakers, orthopedic rods or hip joints. Surgeons often complete tasks like stitching lacerations, setting broken bones and removing tumors or other harmful tissues.

Different types of surgeons perform distinct procedures. For example, an eye surgeon or ophthalmologist often conducts cataract surgery, the process of replacing cloudy lenses with clear artificial lens implants. An OB-GYN or obstetrician-gynecologist may perform Cesarean sections to deliver babies. While there are various types of surgeons, here are some typical duties for those in this field:

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Enlil said:

Who cares what surgeons think?

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A commander in the Israel Defense Forces' Nahal Brigade shot and killed a Palestinian who was assisting IDF troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, according to a report published by "The Hottest Place in Hell."

According to the report published on the Hebrew-language independent investigative journalism website, the Palestinian who was forced to serve as a human shield and search buildings in the Khan Yunis area, had received the IDF's permission to be present in the building. When a commander in the brigade arrived, he identified the man as Palestinian, took out a rifle and shot him to death, not knowing the Palestinian man was authorized to be present in the building.

According to the website, the Israeli army confirmed the details of the incident and said in response that "the incident was investigated by the brigade commander, and the findings have been implemented during troops' current operations."

In August, Haaretz reported that Palestinians have been used by Israeli army units in the Gaza Strip as human shields for soldiers during operations. The Palestinians, whom the soldiers call shawish – an obscure Arabic word of Turkish origin meaning sergeant – are sent into buildings to conduct searches before Israeli soldiers enter the premises.

"Our lives are more important than their lives," soldiers were told. "The thinking is that it's better for the Israeli soldiers to remain alive and for the shawishim to be the ones blown up by an explosive device."

In late October, CNN reported that Palestinians, among them teenagers, claimed to have been forced to serve as human shields in Gaza. According to the report, the use of Palestinians as human shields has become known as "mosquito protocol" among IDF soldiers.

The use of Palestinians as human shield didn't begin on October 7. During Operation Defensive Shield, conducted in 2002 in the West Bank, the IDF utilized the so-called "neighbor protocol," in which soldiers used civilians to search homes for booby traps or sent Palestinians into homes ahead of IDF forces to locate wanted individuals.

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budmanman said:

Enlil said:

Who cares what surgeons think?

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This is why I don't listen to the surgeon general

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SARAtonin said:

budmanman said:

Enlil said:

Who cares what surgeons think?

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This is why I don't listen to the surgeon general

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Ya, that dude sucks.

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