Don’t Bypass The Signs
BELGIUM, COWORKERS, EXTRA STUPID, HEALTH & BODY, OFFICE | HEALTHY | JUNE 21, 2020
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains content of a medical nature. It is not intended as medical advice.
I’m sitting across from [Coworker
#1 ] and [Coworker
#2 ] comes up to him.
Coworker
#2 : “I need you to drive [Coworker
#3 ] home; he is not feeling well. He has chest paint, is short of breath, his left arm hurts…”
Basically, insert all symptoms of a heart attack here.
Me: *A bit incredulously* “I’m no doctor, but that sounds as if he needs to go to the ER instead of home.”
Coworker
#1 : *Looks at me assessingly* “I think [My Name] is right. He needs a doctor.”
Coworker
#2 : “No, no, he wants to go home.”
[Coworker
#1 ] went to check on [Coworker
#3 ] and I saw them leaving. An hour later, [Coworker
#3 ] was on the operating table, having a triple bypass.