Sunday, April 02, 2006

Don't worry a CAR RAN OVER MY FOOT

Go here and then scroll down about halfway to question 1534. Basically, this person's child had two reactions to a vaccine and he/she was concerned about getting more vaccinations for their child. The response was along the lines of "it couldn't be the vaccine".

It reminds me of the story I wrote about the "car running over my foot".

Just to refresh your memory here is a snippet from that post:


Patient: "Doctor my foot really hurts, because that car ran over it a couple of hours ago. Can you tell me what's wrong with it?"

Doctor: "According to the X-Rays you have three broken toes and some torn ligaments. But I don't believe it was the car's fault. I think you must have hurt it some other way."

Patient: "But doctor the CAR RAN OVER MY FOOT, and right after that my foot was throbbing in pain."

Doctor: "Yes, but statistically speaking cars don't cause foot injuries. I am pretty sure your foot hurts because someone stepped on it or maybe you stepped on an uneven surface after the car ran over your foot."

Patient: "It's got to be the car, nobody stepped on my foot! A CAR RAN OVER IT!"

Doctor: "There's just no way that a car running over your foot could have caused those broken toes. I have never seen that happen before. I am sure it must have been something else. You probably stepped on your own foot without realizing it."

Patient: "Arghhh!"

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In other words, question 1534 could have read like this:

Patient: A car ran over my foot.

Doctor: Oh, it looks fine to me, but just in case you should see a specialist. That will be $75.

Patient: A car ran over my foot.

Specialist: It doesn't look like it to me, I think you are just fine. That will be $500 please.


Uggh!

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