and better Excellent article, written by a doctor. Congratulations Dr. Alexandre Feldman!
Doctors, even today, when they form, make an oath, the Hippocratic Oath. It is true that in countries like Brazil the Hippocratic oath is merely symbolic (as we shall see, is not obliged to the Hippocratic Oath in its entirety to become a doctor in Brazil). Anyway, the Hippocratic Oath is among the most famous of all ancient Greek texts.
Physicians, on graduation day, they think that the Hippocratic oath, albeit symbolically.
this document, kept by the National Library of Medicine in the United States, the Hippocratic Oath is in Greek on the left column, with translation into Latin in the right column. Hippocrates. Euriskomena Ta ... Opera omnia ... (Francofurti: Apud Andreae Wecheli Heredia, 1595). It is estimated that the original text of the oath was written in the 4th century BC.
think they do. For indeed, much of the original text of the Hippocratic Oath is simply "cut." Omitted. That part, almost always, the doctor knows, it is not taught to him. Not disclosed.
Let's take a look at the original text, loosely translated by me, below.
I swear by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius, Higéia, Panacea, and all the gods and goddesses as my witnesses, according to my ability and trial, keep this Oath and this contract:
I'll cherish the same affection I have for that individual to my parents who taught me this art, be it a partner in life and fulfill their needs when required; considers his children as equal to my own brothers, and teach them this art if they want to learn it, without fee or contract, and that through the rules, classes and all other methods of instruction predetermined convey a knowledge of art to my own children and the children of my teachers, and students attached to this contract and that I take this oath to the law of medicine, but not to others.
regimes also prescribe lifestyle that benefit my patients according to my best ability and trial AND I WILL NOT CAUSE THEM BADLY or cause them to abuse.
I will not give lethal drug to anyone if I requested it, or advising such a procedure, and similarly, do not give a woman a pessary that will cause a miscarriage.
In purity and according to divine law, fulfill my life and my art.
I will not use the knife, not even those suffering from calculations, but leave that task for those who were trained in this art.
In whatever house I go, I will come for the benefit of the patient avoiding any voluntary act of impropriety or corruption, including the seduction of women or men, be they free or slaves.
Anything I see or hear in the lives of my patients, whether in connection with my professional practice or not, and are unsuited to be commented on the outside, I'll keep secret, considering all these things as proprietary.
As long as I maintain this Oath faithfully and without corruption, I may be permitted to share fully in the life and practice my art, gaining the respect of all men for all time. However, if I transgress and violate this Oath, may the opposite be my destiny.
us now examine the contents of the Hippocratic Oath.
Early on, the oath invokes a series of characters from Greek mythology (and later Roman). And it is about these characters that the doctor is swearing. See why this makes sense:
Even today, when he takes an oath, swear to be always something or someone, or something that represents something sacred. And that someone is almost always an ancestor (alive or dead) or a divine entity. Commonly heard today: - "I swear by the soul of ..." (deceased ancestors) or - "I swear by my mother" (ancestral vivo), or even - "I swear to God" (one of the sacred character). In U.S. courts, the defendant and witnesses swear by the Bible (which represents the sacred to the Judeo-Christian). But the Hippocratic Oath can cover everything: invoking characters from Greek mythology, Etruscan and Roman, are actually being invoked our ancestors from time immemorial, the cradle of Western civilization, to whom we owe not only our heritage, but also knowledge and that in turn created these mythological characters (gods, so sacred to our remote ancestors) through their experience and wisdom for a long, long time ago. These characters were always symbolic and represented a series of phenomena so far unexplained by logic.
Thus, the word Apollo (in Greek it is pronounced something like Apollon) gives rise to the words redeem / save / rescue (ἀπόλυσις) and purification (ἀπόλουσις). Apollo is a mythological character, the son of Zeus (king of the Olympian gods). Apollo is one of the most important gods of Olympus, being known as the god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, medicine and healing arts, poetry and music, among other things. Medicine and healing were associated with Apollo, and also through the mediation of his son, Asclepius.
While Apollo had a number of areas, Asclepius (which in Greek is pronounced something like Asclepius) (Asklepios) was God, specifically, medicine and healing in the ancient Greek mythology.
His mother, Coronis, was killed while still pregnant with Asclepius, having been unfaithful to Apollo, but his son was rescued alive from her womb. So named Asclepius, which means something like "open with a court." The Romans translated to Asclepius Asclepius (Aesculapius).
Words scalpel (scalpel sinônomimo) and scalpel (scalpel in English) are not coincidental. Asclepius was the god-specific medicine, healing, renewal, and also doctors. Several regions of ancient Greece had shrines dedicated to Aesculapius, including the island of Kos, where Hippocrates, the legendary Greek physician, had started his career. The ancestors of our Western civilization wandered in weight, when ill, to these temples of healing. Aesculapius is symbolized by a bat wrapped by a snake. In honor of Asclepius, during the rituals of healing, many nonpoisonous snakes were left wriggling on the floor of rooms inhabited by the sick and wounded.
Higéia, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Asclepius. If, on the one hand, Aesculapius was associated with recovery and healing, the figure of Higéia (Ὑγεία) was associated with prevention of illness and continued good health. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation. His name gave rise to the word hygiene.
Higéia Statue at the Institute of History Former University of Innsbruck (Austria)
Many statues and monuments in Greece depict Higéia holding a circular receptacle that receives the name of patera, surrounded by a docile snake and is about to feed on its contents. The serpent symbolically represents the patient who is about to share the treatment, while it is taking control over their own well-being to make the right choices.
The Meaning of the Serpent: The Serpent
is related to an ancient Greek belief further, that the snakes would own great wisdom and capacity for regeneration and healing (snakes shed their skins "renew itself"). It was believed that the dead were "down to the bottom of the earth in a place like a dream, called Hades (which is neither good nor bad). Snakes keep contact with the dead, and could even carry the souls of ancestors who return from the bottom to help the living. The idea that snakes have wisdom comes precisely from the belief that they carried the spirit of our deceased ancestors.
Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια) Higéia's sister, so the daughter of Aesculapius and granddaughter of Apollo. Panacea is a goddess of healing. Note that Apollo was also god of healing, among other things. Turns out Panacea and her five sisters, had, each one specific facet of the art of Apollo: Panacea, healing; Higéia, prevention; Meditrina, longevity Alge, natural beauty, And Akesa (or Lit), recovery . Panacea had a potion, with which healed the sick. Hence arose the term panacea, used today to describe a medicine capable of curing many diseases, or "universal remedy" that will solve all ills.
And that is how the Hippocratic Oath begins with the solemn invocation: "I swear by Apollo the Physician, and Aesculapius, Higéia and Panacea, and as witnesses all the gods and goddesses ..."
wonder: is it does not have a strong symbolic meaning to the present day, connecting us with the 'forces' (still not fully explained) that govern our most sacred possession - our health? Does this not represent a formal commitment with the whole legacy of our civilization and knowledge?
The doctor swears in first place, be fundamentally grateful to the Master who taught this art, and to consider the children of their Master as their own brothers.
With regard to their patients, the physician swears, before anything else, treat them with guidance in lifestyle that will bring them benefits. Yes - the same lifestyle! The original Greek text speaks of prescription diaita; note in line 16 of the document above. Unlike the modern meaning of "diet", the word diaita not related only to dietary habits, but to exercise, work habits, mental health, sexual behavior, sleep patterns, personal hygiene etc.. In translation latina herein, we find the word Victus. Victus also means lifestyle, lifestyle, better known beyond the meaning it has (of supplies, nutrition, food). Victus quoque rationem is written: "Lifestyle also prescribe."
The Hippocratic Oath continues: then the doctor swears it will not cause harm to their patients, and swears he will not give them lethal drug under any circumstances.
Any bull of any drug will immediately confirm: can they can do harm. Indeed, they may do more harm than good.
oath says: (...) And I WILL NOT CAUSE THEM EVIL (...).
That is, before anything else, the doctor must not cause, EVER, a harm to their patients.
But what are euphemistically called "collateral damage", but harm caused by drugs?
And yet it is perfectly acceptable to us, doctors prescribe drugs that a patient may cause them damage the kidneys, or asthma, obesity, anorexia, hair loss, decreased libido, allergies, liver failure gastritis, ulcer, fibrosis, heart problems, pressure ... finally, damage to the body which may be higher than the very disease for which patients are taking these drugs!
Clearly these drugs - which by the way, do not cure the disease - not necessarily mean that they cause such side effects. But that risk is acceptable?
One can even find it acceptable. Someone, for example, in pain for quite some time (eg, headache chronic migraine), someone in utter despair, the search for a solution - whatever it is. Someone who "topasse everything," even the possibility of side effects worse than the disease itself.
But this time we must remember another thing: ALL drugs are losing their effect over time.
Conclusion: In addition to running a risk of getting sick more, or even lose their lives because of side effects of drugs, it is certain that these drugs over time, lose their "beneficial" effect.
A real lose-lose situation. You lose on all sides.
And even though the chances of a drug causing death or irreparable harm would be one in a million, what good if that person were you? Does this statistic serve as a consolation to you your family? "- ... Look, but the chance this happened was only a hundred thousand! ...", Or 10 thousand, or a thousand ... Who would comfort with this justification?
It is true that certain things have changed since the time of Hippocrates. For example, at the time was a physician and surgeon was another thing: I will not use
the knife, not even those suffering from calculations, but leave that task for those who were trained in this art.
Today, surgeons are physicians. But even today, most doctors are not surgeons.
For the surgeons of today, this little phrase from the Hippocratic Oath is not valid.
But for all doctors (including surgeons), the rest of the Hippocratic Oath is still full of wisdom and ethics.
tip of Science has proven that the vast majority of diseases are caused by environmental and behavioral factors, namely, our habits and lifestyle, which influence greatly from our immunity to our mental health.
In my opinion, unfortunately, most physicians are increasingly specializing in dependence, and less health!
More than that, diseases are being seen as a state of "no drugs" Migraine is "lack of medicine (drug) for migraine." High blood pressure is "lack of blood pressure medication," and so on. Unfortunately, what I see is a world increasingly ill, taking more drugs. The proof is that many diseases once occurred almost exclusively in older individuals, are occurring in increasingly younger people.
is clear that drugs, in my view, may in some cases, have great benefits (though not cure the patient). But the applicability of each of these cases should in my view, be assessed under the Hippocratic Oath very current.
So If you believe that your habits and lifestyle can positively affect your health;
If you agree that no remedy and no physician is capable of curing a disease, but only to relieve their symptoms with drugs and other procedures;
If you agree that the healing of disease exists, but is within you, not outside;
If you believe that your body can not be infinitely divided into compartments, so all diseases are the result of an imbalance of the whole organism;
A POCO DE REFLEXION
Mahatma Gandhi
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