The Hippocratic Oath theme
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethics historically taken by physicians. This oath, or some iconic part of it, is mentioned explicitly in the story. For example, "first do no harm" (primum non nocere) is a well known principle that belongs to the original Hippocratic Oath.
13 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng5x16 | choice | Toby Russell accused of violating the Hippocratic Oath with her risky treatments |
| voy7x05 | major | The Doctor said he was programmed with the Hippocratic Oath. |
| apuleius180tgab10inset1 | minor | A physician had refused to dispense a lethal poison and had surreptitiously doled out a strong soporific instead, thus saving an intended murder victim's life. This was done because the good doctor had been taught to preserve life and not destroy it, we read. |
| bbf1x21 | minor | Laura Rosen was remorseful that she violated the oath she took as a doctor by taking Karl Mueller's life to save her daughter. |
| bbf2x10 | minor | Franklin explained this oath to his father General Richard Franklin. |
| bbf3x13 | minor | Arthur reminded Stephen that he was bounded by this oath to do no harm. |
| movie: Cloned (1997) | minor | Skye pointedly reminded Dr. Wesley Kozak of his oath to "do no harm" above all else. |
| movie: Doctor Strange (2016) | minor | Doctor Strange mention how he'd sworn an oath to do no harm when he became a physician. |
| movie: Wild Strawberries (1957) | minor | a physicians first duty is to apologize, we heard, a bastardization of the normal Hippocratic oath |
| novel: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) | minor | Dr. Lanyon was reminded of the vows to which those of his profession were bound. |