Prius Non Tempore: First, Do No Time by Dr Skeptic | Nov 15, 2018 | Surgery, The Practice of MedicineThe golden rule of surgery is: Primum non nocere – ‘First, do no harm’. There is another, competing rule that comes from practicing defensive medicine: Prius non tempore – ‘first, do no time’. Primum non nocere boils down to avoidance of acts...
