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- From: frankh@sr.hp.com (Frank Hamlin)
- Subject: Re: earthquakes during surgery
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:52:28 GMT
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- : I *hope* that for once the "$50 per Tylenol caplet" medical profession does
- : *nothing* about this possibility. What are the odds of this being a real
- : problem? What are the odds of the surgeon not reacting fast enough, even to
- : a real "jolt"
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- While getting a vasectamy, I was talking with the doctor. While joking
- with him I said to get those sharp things away from me if we have an
- earthquake. Without missing a beat, he looked at me and said
- "Yea, it's really bad form to loose a patient from a vasectamy"
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