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To: BKS who started this subject7/5/2000 5:04:18 PM
From: gypsees   of 62576
 
Medical Humor: The Patient Was Alert And Unresponsive

January 04, 2000
Medical records often contain humorous mistakes and I recently shared a list of such snafus with you. Here are some more examples culled from records from various major hospitals.

One of my favorites is: Patient alert and unresponsive. Now that would be difficult, but the sentence is obviously the result of a typo. Other funny entries are simply the result of poor sentence structure. Here are some more that are pretty much self-explanatory:

--The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.

--The patient lives at home with his mother, father and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week. (Wow, that’s one smart turtle!)

--Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.

--Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.

--Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress.

--When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.
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