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Funny Question: Having A Heart Attack:-)
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If a doctor suddenly had a heart attack while doing surgery, would the other doctors work on the doctor or the patient?
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Both at the same time until more help arrived.We hope.
Answer Date: 03:15am 09/23/08
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The janitor gets to finish the surgery, while all the doctors stick together trying to save their buddy!
Answer Date: 03:21am 09/23/08
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There is a protocol that covers this. The assistant if competent will continue the procedure if possible. Otherwise he/she will secure all bleeding points and place warm wet packs over the wound until another surgeon (usually the one who is on call) arrives. The circulating nurse will assess the collapsed surgeon and if necessary summon the cardiac arrest team. The anaesthetist's first concern remains with the patient. If the patient is stable he/she may tend to the collapsed surgeon who is now also a patient. A critica...
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Neither. They'd pack up and leave.
Answer Date: 06:00pm 09/23/08
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