Physicians, nurses, paramedics, and most other medical personnel need to be able to identify veins, blood, cyanosis, erythema, rashes, etc. There are certainly specialties that rely less on color, but getting through the color-reliant educational process will be grueling.

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My stories: Blood and Oops, it happened again
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Colorblindness in Medical Jobs

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