Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Department of ENT (retired consultant), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
J Laryngol Otol. 2024 Jan;138(1):2-6. doi: 10.1017/S0022215123001482. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
Laterality of paired organs involves the function of the eyes, ears, hands and feet. Whilst most people have a right-handed preference, about 10 per cent are left-handed. Similarly, the right eye is usually preferred to the left. Medicine is both taught and practised for those with right hand and eye preference, and left-handed medical students and doctors must negotiate the right-handed world.
This brief review looks at society's attitudes, medical training and the practice of otolaryngology in the UK towards laterality and handedness.
Literature review.
Studies suggest that left-handers are more versatile and so are more ambidextrous. Conversely, this may result in problems when a right-hander tries to undertake a procedure with the non-dominant hand.
Cultures and attitudes are changing towards those who are left-handed. Left-handed surgeons may encounter difficulties in the clinical environment throughout their training.
成对器官的偏侧性涉及眼睛、耳朵、手和脚的功能。尽管大多数人有右撇子倾向，但约有 10%的人是左撇子。同样，通常左眼优于右眼。医学是为那些有右手和右眼偏好的人教授和实践的，左撇子医学生和医生必须在右撇子的世界中进行协商。
本简要回顾探讨了英国社会对偏侧性和利手性的态度、医学培训和耳鼻喉科实践。
文献回顾。
研究表明，左撇子更多才多艺，因此更能双手并用。相反，当右撇子试图用非优势手进行操作时，这可能会导致问题。
文化和态度正在朝着那些左撇子的方向转变。左撇子外科医生在整个培训过程中可能会在临床环境中遇到困难。
