After School Doctor Episode 2

CPR class

Dr Makino gives a first aid class for the school teaching CPR and how to use an AED machine. It was interesting for me that Japanese 911 is 119. A student jumps from a tree and hurts himself and the girl that started rumors comforts him but doesn’t tell anybody. The next day the same boy is more injured from same stunt and is taken to the hospital. Dr Makino takes the older boy to hospital to show him how fragile life can be. Here we see that he lost hospital privileges and another doc covers that he received permission to be there. The older boy was shaken but learned how harmful his choices were for the younger boy. He now understands that as the older one, he should be more responsible. He and Dr Makino have a very candid conversation and some, like his superior might think it too harsh for a child to hear. For some, this is the only way they really understand the gravity of foolish or dangerous choices. I agree that Dr Makino still needs a lot of improvement in addressing people. But he is actually more attuned than the smiley faced adults about what is really going on. This is how he is gaining the respect of the students. Even with the rumors they recognize he knows what he is talking about and well equipped to treat their injuries and sicknesses even if not caring for their feelings. When it comes to needing a good doctor, I’m with the kids on wanting the capable one over the nice one. The rumor monger from the school finds an old man lying on the ground and has to live out everything she saw in the AED class. She was terrified, but Dr Makino both calmed her and bullied her into action til he could get there. He let her know what a good job she’d done and also learned why she resented him so much.

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