ABSTRACT
For the believer, we were expelled from Paradise and hence our suffering began. In one way or another, here and now, we are still vulnerable. Regardless of gender, color, race, belief or condition, we are human beings. "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" said Shylock. We are humans wandering about the Earth and through time, in vain seeking the lost invulnerability we shall never regain. If we venture through the past of the different cultures to the present day, invulnerability's is a story of man's overcoming of adversity, a question of good physical, psychological and social health. It may seem an illusion to some, a mirage or unattainable dream for others, but we refuse to give up on it since we first treaded on this planet. What can we learn from history? Basically: to resist adversity and keep on going convinced that in spite of our traumatic experiences, life is worth living.
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Philosophy, Medical , Resilience, Psychological , HumansABSTRACT
There is a cause of death in the Anglo-Saxon paleoanthropology known as "left behind". Injured, handicapped, sick, elders, defenseless children, immigrants, homeless, war victim are "left behind" by our civilization, suffering from that we could denominate the left-behind syndrome. The compassion that moves us to pay attention to people who are left behind is what makes us more humans. To treat and diminish the effects of this social and sanitary syndrome, some laws have been promulgated, quality studies and social policies have been implemented and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and outpatient associations have been constituted. Medicine has to make an effort to find solutions to discharged patients from hospitals, specially from critical care units, so they could recover and get back to society. In conclusion, there is still a lot to do in society and medicine for the treatment of this syndrome or what is the same, much compassion to exert.
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Vulnerable Populations/psychology , Aged , Child , Empathy , Female , Human Rights , Humans , Male , Organizations , Quality of Life , SyndromeSubject(s)
Angina, Unstable/drug therapy , Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy , Thrombolytic Therapy , Acute Disease , Angina, Unstable/physiopathology , Electrocardiography , Emergency Medical Services , Emergency Treatment , Humans , Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology , Prospective Studies , Syndrome , Time FactorsABSTRACT
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