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Medical Mess-Ups: What The Movies Get Wrong

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No matter how minor your medical issues, you want them treated responsibly. But in the world of the movies, what passes for medicine is far from accurate and can even be dangerous. A shot to the heart or defibrillation on a wet patient straight from a swimming pool? Not in real life. Here are some major medical mess-ups made famous by films.

“The Abyss” Of Medical Errors

While medicine has come a long way since 1989, the medical shortfalls in James Cameron’s “The Abyss” were egregious even then – they got the practice of CPR completely wrong! Performing weak chest compressions with bent arms for a very brief period, unsurprisingly fails to restart the patient’s heart, and somehow the water surrounding the patient doesn’t cause electrocution when they administer shocks. [Read more…]

Tom Cruise’s son appears in Will Smith’s movie

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In what could be a way of showing to everyone that they’re the bestest pals in the world, Tom Cruise’s son will be appearing in Will Smith’s new movie.

Connor Cruise, the adopted son of both Tom and Nicole Kidman, has finished filming for his non-speaking part in the dramatic vehicle Seven Pounds. Connor, who is 13 years old, plays the young Will Smith. The movie is still being shot with The Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino, helming this one, too. Rosario Dawson costars in the movie. The movie tells the story of a man who has somehow affected the lives of seven people.