Current Events > Doctor speeds 120MPH down burning highway on motorbike at 2am To evacuate babies

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While Dr. Scott Witt was at home one night he received a shocking phone call.

I got a call at 2AM basically saying that there was some fire encroaching on the hospital so we might have to evacuate, the California doctor recalled.

It was a wildfire. The doctor told his family to leave, but instead of joining their escape, he decided to go and help with the evacuation at the hospital, and straight towards the flames.

I left in my truck but couldnt get very far because the freeway at that time had flames going across it, he said.

So just like in an action movie Dr. Witt turned back, got out of his truck and switched to his motorcycle before getting back out there, so he could weave in and out through traffic jams and downed power lines.

He needed to prepare eight NICU babies for evacuation.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doctor-uses-motorcycle-to-save-preemies/



Saddest part is there is a good chance you are being paid more than this guy

Doctors are so undervalued in society :(
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWIVDLC1MLA
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Doctors want to work for free
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Wonderful and heart warming, but I'd be surprised if most people were paid more than doctors
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Funkydog posted...

Wonderful and heart warming, but I'd be surprised if most people were paid more than doctors

You'd be surprised
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Saddest part is there is a good chance you are being paid more than this guy

why do you say that? he's not a resident, is he? pretty good salary bump even for internists/pediatricians post-residency.
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Most hospital doctors easily make six figure salaries (with very specialized fields making around half a million). Not sure where you're getting that the average CEman likely makes more than doctors.
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I gotta admit, I expected him to look a lot cooler. I hope he at least said something badass while he was doing it
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damn that is lit as fuck

Most doctors will tell you that they didn't necessarily jump into the field for the salary. They make good money, but work long and arduous hours and often have on-call responsibilities. The income is there, but the quality of life is generally terrible, especially if you're a hospitalist.

Indeed, current research shows that doctors are often prone to suicidal behavior. It's a good profession, but it's not all roses and daisies.
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Guy is a champ, unfair makes stupid comment about something(doctor salary)

Sounds like an unfair topic to me
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He didn't evacuate any babies.

He evacuated the building they were in.
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Steve Nick posted...

He didn't evacuate any babies.

He evacuated the building they were in.

I'm sure the babies were evacuating themselves just fine
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What a badass

Give that man a medal

What bike? >_>
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eston posted...

Steve Nick posted...

He didn't evacuate any babies.

He evacuated the building they were in.

I'm sure the babies were evacuating themselves just fine

almost through some sort of direct-to-steve nick post process

modern technology is amazing
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he endangered many more lives by speeding though
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Funkydog posted...

Wonderful and heart warming, but I'd be surprised if most people were paid more than doctors

You'd be surprised

I'm sure some people are paid more, but not like doctors aren't paid well (eventually anyway. Pay may suck initially)

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Most doctors will tell you that they didn't necessarily jump into the field for the salary. They make good money, but work long and arduous hours and often have on-call responsibilities. The income is there, but the quality of life is generally terrible, especially if you're a hospitalist.

Indeed, current research shows that doctors are often prone to suicidal behavior. It's a good profession, but it's not all roses and daisies.

This is very true however. Medical field is extremely prone to depression and suicide. Mum said three people in her group did and one in mine did sadly when I was doing nursing.
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If you compare $0 per year versus a salary, I highly highly doubt anyone on here gets paid more than him.
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mortimerjames posted...

he endangered many more lives by speeding though

Whose?

The road was on fire and it was 2 am?

The entire point was trucks and cars COULDN'T get through
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