10 B.S. Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY Quotes

“I very nearly titled this book Stop Murdering the Henchmen after this trope. If I could wave a magic wand and remove a single BS lie from our annals of storytelling, it would be this one. This trope doesn’t just insult a population of the disabled. It doesn’t just discount the experiences of family members of loved ones suffering with a disease. This is a trope that kills real people in the real world, every day.   The”
― Samantha Keel, 10 B.S. Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY: ...and What to Do Instead

“Bystander characters with no medical experience can be forgiven for this mistake. But hearing any kind of medical professional look at someone who’s clearly in deep trouble and utter the words “He’s going into shock!” is a clear sign that the medical character is an idiot. (You are not an idiot! But people may think that character is an idiot. Big difference!)   What”
― Samantha Keel, 10 B.S. Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY: ...and What to Do Instead

“Bystander characters with no medical experience can be forgiven for this mistake. But hearing any kind of medical professional look at someone who’s clearly in deep trouble and utter the words “He’s going into shock!” is a clear sign that the medical character is an idiot. (You are not an idiot! But people may think”
― Samantha Keel, 10 B.S. Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY: ...and What to Do Instead