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Dying to go to work

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Being a doctor can be tough. Sometimes you have to try to talk common sense into wanna-be Darwin awardees. On this particular Monday morning I was confronted by a sweaty, grey-faced agitated middle-aged man. He was an urgent fit-in - urgent from our point of view because he had sudden onset chest pain; urgent from his point of view because he had a meeting in 10 minutes. He wanted something to take away the pain, but an ambulance via 000 was not his idea of a great suggestion from the doctor. Even after a careful discussion about why it was so much wiser to go to hospital he decided to go to the meeting...I can still remember the horror in his face when I went to take his blood pressure (My God, the doctor is going to take up precious time and I'll be late for the meeting!!!) As it turns out, he probably didn't die because I didn't get called to a Coroner's inquest. But he certainly had a heart attack and was definitely a wanna-be Darwin Awardee!

Submitted on 11/07/2011

Submitted by: Davida Kiernan
Reference: personal account

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Bruce said:
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Sounds to me like this guy will be having a meeting with the Grim Reaper pretty soon at the rate he's going. Thanks, Davida!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
He's being told by the doctor that he's having a heart attack -and he opts out of medical care!?! Thanks Davida!

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