KevinMD August 4, 2024
Interior hospital: (Patient screaming and crying out as they are wheeled in through the ambulance bay and brought into a room …)
Doctor: What brings you in today?
Patient: You gotta help me, Doc … My chest hurts. I think I’m having a heart attack!
Doctor: OK, sir. We’re going to do a series of tests, including an EKG and chest X-ray, and give you aspirin.
Patient: Whatever you’ve got to do, I don’t wanna die! I’ve got family … I’ve got kids! Don’t let me die!
Doctor: We’re going to do everything we can to help you …
(About 90 minutes later …)
Doctor: Okay, sir, your tests show you’re having a heart attack. You don’t need to be...