Doing too much hurt this patient
It’s early March. I walk quickly past the ambulance bay, shivering as the doors open. Paramedics push a stretcher into the hall as a limp body gasps for air.
“Doc,” the tired man says. “I need help.”
“What happened?” I say. “You look terrible.”
“My belly is killing me.” He grips his stomach. ”I’m going to pass out.”
His pulse is weak, his hands cold. A nurse inserts an IV and turns to me: “Do you two know each other?”
“We met here a couple of months ago,” I say.
“What’s his medical history?”
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