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The Bleeding Edge Analysis

The Bleeding Edge

By: Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

  • Exposes many unknown issues in the medical device industry in the Unites States
  • Believes that the FDAs process of approval is not strict enough
  • Talks about 4 different medical devices and their effects on the user: Essure, vaginal mesh, the Da Vinci Surgical System and chrome-cobalt hip replacements

By: Terry Ning

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Media Techniques

  • Interviews: Used to give a sense of realism, makes the directors perspective seem more valid and allows the audience to empathize with the victims
  • Music: Used to express the intensity of the topic
  • Images: Used to show the audience what the victims had to endure

The Significant Truths

  • The rush to innovate medical devices can be very dangerous
  • The medical device industry is corrupt

Conclusion

  • Documentaries do not look at both sides of the story
  • Documentaries are not based on facts, instead they are opinion based
  • There is always more to the truth

Articles supporting/opposing the truths in "The Bleeding Edge"

Supporting, The People's Chemist article:

  • Shane Ellison uses facts and statistics as evidence to prove that the FDA is corrupt
  • Uses information from former FDA members

Opposing, imarc article:

  • Sandra Maddock believes that the advancement of medical devices is beneficial
  • Provides information that the documentary chose to omit
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