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To: Ish who wrote (330677)	12/18/2002 6:25:46 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Don't EVER take medication or receive an injection without asking what it is first. Back in 1980, a very good friend was admitted to the hospital due to exhaustion. He was ordered to spend the night till he was stable. (he hadn't been eating or hydrated himself properly). He did well overnight, but the next day when his wife came to the hospital to pick him up he was dead. A nurse had given him a shot of insulin that was intended for the other fellow in his hospital room. I reiterate: Don't EVER take medication or receive an injection without knowing what it is. Don was 25 years old. M

To: Ish who wrote (330677)	12/18/2002 6:58:43 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Whoa! That's a rough mistake. ... I bet surgeons rank right up there. ... I had some pins (from a broken leg) removed once, and overheard the surgeon complain because he had forgotten to bring the right tool (his 'electric screwdriver-like' device). When I jokingly offered to get up off the table and go across the street to a Home Depot (the operation was already underway... he had sliced down to the screws) to buy him one, he got all pissed... and knocked me out with a 'general' so I couldn't hear anymore.