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:''For the episode, see [[Hippocratic Oath (episode)]].''
 
 
The '''Hippocratic Oath''' was an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by [[Earth]] [[physician]]s, devised by [[Hippocrates]].
   
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In [[2152]], when explaining the difference between [[Denobulan]] and [[Human]] medical ethics, Dr. [[Phlox]] stated "Hippocrates wasn't Denobulan". ({{ENT|The Breach}})
The '''Hippocratic Oath''' is an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by [[Earth]] [[doctor|physicians]], devised by [[Hippocrates]].
 
   
 
The quote from the {{USS|Pasteur}}'s [[dedication plaque]] was the first part of the Hippocratic Oath:
The introduction of the oath goes as follows:
 
 
:"''I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing...''" ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
   
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The oath was included in the [[EMH]] programming. When given the opportunity to kill [[Unferth]] in the [[holodeck]], [[The Doctor]] told him that the only reason that he wasn't going to kill him was because he had "taken an oath to do no harm." ({{VOY|Heroes and Demons}}) He would later give this as the reason he could not perform the procedure to separate [[Tuvix]] in [[2372]]. ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
:"I swear by [[Apollo]] [[doctor|Physician]] and [[Asclepius]] and [[Hygieia]] and [[Panaceia]] and all the [[god]]s and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfil according to my ability and judgment this [[oath]] and this [[covenant]]:
 
   
 
In [[2373]], [[The Doctor]] recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows:
:To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with him, and if he is in need of [[money]] to give him a share of mine, and to regard his offspring as equal to my brothers in male [[lineage]] and to teach them this [[art]] - if they desire to learn it - without [[fee]] and covenant; to give a share of precepts and oral instruction and all the other learning to my [[son]]s and to the sons of him who has instructed me and to [[pupils]] who have signed the covenant and have taken an oath according to the [[medicine|medical]] [[law]], but no one else.
 
 
:"''I swear this oath by [[Apollo]] physician, by [[Aesculapius]], by Health, and by all the [[god|gods and goddesses]]: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured, and I will do no harm.''" ({{VOY|Darkling}})
   
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In [[2377]], when his program was stolen by [[Gar]] and sold to [[Chellick]], the [[Jye]] administrator of a [[Hospital Ship 4-2|floating hospital]] on the [[Dinaali]] homeworld, The Doctor, activated as Gar and Chellick negotiated over his price, angrily refused to provide his services to "common thieves" - but when victims of a mining accident were brought in seconds later, The Doctor, unable to simply stand and watch, began to treat a seriously injured miner, informing a surprised Chellick that, fortunately for the patient, he was programmed to obey the Hippocratic Oath. ({{VOY|Critical Care}})
:I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the [[illness|sick]] according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.
 
   
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Certain [[Malcorian]] physicians swear to an oath similar to the Hippocratic Oath. [[Berel]] specifically states "''I have sworn an oath to do no harm. And I will not.''" ({{TNG|First Contact}})
:I will neither give a deadly [[drug]] to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I will not give to a [[woman]] an [[abortion|abortive remedy]]. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.
 
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:I will not use the [[knife]], not even on sufferers from stone, but will withdraw in favor of such men as are engaged in this work.
 
   
:Whatever [[house]]s I may visit, I will come for the benefit of the sick, remaining free of all intentional injustice, of all mischief and in particular of [[sex|sexual relations]] with both female and male persons, be they free or slaves.
 
   
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[[de:Hippokratischer Eid]]
:What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken about.
 
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[[fr:Serment d'Hippocrate]]
 
 
[[Category:Medicine]]
:If I fulfil this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men for all time to come; if I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot.
 
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In [[2372]], [[the Doctor]] recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows:
 
 
:''"I swear this oath by [[Apollo]] physician, by [[Asclepius]], by health and by all the [[god|gods and godesses]]: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured, and I will do no harm."''
 
 
([[VOY]]: "[[Darkling]]")
 
 
The ''[[USS Pasteur|Pasteur]]''s [[dedication plaque]]'s quote was the first part of the hippocratic oath. ([[TNG]]: "[[All Good Things...]]")
 
 
:''"I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aescapulapius, by Health and all the powers of healing..."''
 
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Revision as of 05:17, 4 April 2016

For the DS9 episode of the same name, please see "Hippocratic Oath".

The Hippocratic Oath was an oath of guidelines and ethics sworn to by Earth physicians, devised by Hippocrates.

In 2152, when explaining the difference between Denobulan and Human medical ethics, Dr. Phlox stated "Hippocrates wasn't Denobulan". (ENT: "The Breach")

The quote from the USS Pasteur's dedication plaque was the first part of the Hippocratic Oath:

"I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing..." (TNG: "All Good Things...")

The oath was included in the EMH programming. When given the opportunity to kill Unferth in the holodeck, The Doctor told him that the only reason that he wasn't going to kill him was because he had "taken an oath to do no harm." (VOY: "Heroes and Demons") He would later give this as the reason he could not perform the procedure to separate Tuvix in 2372. (VOY: "Tuvix")

In 2373, The Doctor recited to himself a version of the introduction to the oath which went as follows:

"I swear this oath by Apollo physician, by Aesculapius, by Health, and by all the gods and goddesses: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured, and I will do no harm." (VOY: "Darkling")

In 2377, when his program was stolen by Gar and sold to Chellick, the Jye administrator of a floating hospital on the Dinaali homeworld, The Doctor, activated as Gar and Chellick negotiated over his price, angrily refused to provide his services to "common thieves" - but when victims of a mining accident were brought in seconds later, The Doctor, unable to simply stand and watch, began to treat a seriously injured miner, informing a surprised Chellick that, fortunately for the patient, he was programmed to obey the Hippocratic Oath. (VOY: "Critical Care")

Certain Malcorian physicians swear to an oath similar to the Hippocratic Oath. Berel specifically states "I have sworn an oath to do no harm. And I will not." (TNG: "First Contact")

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