do pediatricians deal with blood?

Question

while becoming a pediatrician, in school and out in the job, do you deal with major blood hands on? or are they just simple shots that will be passing by?

Well, it is not blood i am afraid of. When thinking of things in the medical field, i usually think of bloody grotesque pictures. I was thinking a pediatrician would be a nurse type of thing. Maybe a family doctor type. Is there a type of thing called general pediatrician? Back to my basic question, i careless that i need to go through pond of blood in school, yet seeing it everyday in my everyday work in the future doesn't sound so pleasing. Would you guys happen to know what medical field (some type of doctor) i can fall into?

would there be anything else other than a psychiatrist? In general, I cannot picture myself helping kids with disabilities. Reasons not to be heard, yet is there anything else besides that?

Is there a type of job to take care of children in a general way? I don't mind taking classes that you must pass to be that particular major, I just don't want to deal with it everyday, or even every so often. I'm willing to take a class and do whatever, yet I just don't want it in my daily life. is there a possible career that deals with helping the children in a general way? Kind of like a school nurse but a higher ranked on the system of medical

Answer 1

While becoming a pediatrician during your residency you will encounter a substantial amount of blood. There is no residency besides psychiatry where you would not encounter blood. Maybe radiology.

During your clerkships, you will have to do an ER rotation as well as many others that are bloody. What's wrong with blood?

Answer 2

I am afraid there is no way to escape from hands on with major blood while becoming a pediatrician.

To be a pediatrician, you will be required first to complete 4 years in medical college (as an M.D. or D.O.). The first two years are focused on basic medical sciences such as human anatomy, physiology, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, etc. The second half will be focused on clinical sciences - which include Internal Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN, of course Pediatrics, etc. It is when you will be dealing directly with patients and possibly have few "bloody" encounters as part of the experience.Major blood definitely be encountered in Surgery, Labor and Delivery, as well as in Emergency. Any department could have a severely bleeding patient anytime so that can be considered having major blood hands on.(We had once a patient in the Internal Medicine who had a ruptured esophageal varices - the interns present not only had their hands on a major blood but their "feet" as well as the room was flooded with blood in a matter of a few minutes.)

Next step after becoming a general doctor would be to take 3 years residency training to be a pediatrician where there will be rotation in different areas. Expect also that along the training, you will be exposed to Surgery - major blood handling is also expected.

So, in short to become a doctor of whatever specialty, you will undergo a common experience as with the others - and handling a major blood is inescapable.

Are you planning to be a pediatrician? Blood is not that scary, you can overcome your fear on it and complete the training and be a pediatrician of your dreams.Go for it if you are really determined. This link may be of help to enlighten you:
http://www.yourpediatrician.com/BecomingAPed.htm

Answer 3

there are alot worse things to fear than blood while being a doctor. You have to cut dead bodies up in medical school, somthing that tops just handeling blood. On the job you face blood everydayI'd imagine, from checking feeding tubes to bloody noses. For a private practiciner, though, I think that blood would stay within the realm of shots and blood samples as most people wont bother a regular pediatrican for a massive hemorage, they will seek ER doctors instead. But pediatricians should be able to treat these patients on the long term, and less grusome, path.

Answer 4

Well, sometimes if the baby needs blood drawn for lab testing then yes. But this is usually done by a nurse. Not the doctor. Doctors just diagnois and make orders. However, if a kid comes in bleeding because of an accident then you'll see blood. If you're asking this question because you faint at the sight of blood then you might want to reconsider your career.

Answer 5

Maybe you could try being a pediatric nurse. They do not do much gross stuff, they assist the pediatrician and in the start of the visit they come in and ask the patient some questions. It still makes plenty of money and you do not have to deal with the gross stuff

Answer 6

I'm sure there are many situations when you would deal with more than just a couple of drops of blood.

Answer 7

during training you will have to deal with blood: extracting from patients, ordering blood transfusions etc. and in the case of pediatric hematologists, studying, examining blood will be there life's work

Answer 8

DO YOU ? /even know/ what /a Pediatrician is /by/ your question/ i /do not /think/ you do/when/ you find /the definition/ of the word /you /will have /your answer

Answer 9

think about a psychiatric practice.