Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 200

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 200 – we’ve made the 200 mark after reinstating the FFFF on the 1st of August 2014, thank you for all your suggestions and support. Question 1 What is the theme tune to M.A.S.H. called? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1627585606'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1627585606')) Suicide is painless. Written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics).  Question 2 Which of these symbols is a rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet281579863'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink281579863')) The left symbol, the Rod of Asclepius. The symbol has continued to be used in modern times, where it is associated with medicine and health care, yet frequently confused with the staff of the god Hermes, the caduceus (the symbol on the right). Caduceus usage was popularised largely as a result of the adoption of the caduceus as its insignia by the U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1902 at the insistence of a single officer. The Rod of Asclepius is used ...
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