Wednesday, July 27, 2011

EMTALA vs DIY

It's not clear from this story, but it appears that the gentleman may have benefited from the services of an emergency room under the auspices of EMTALA:

"A 63-year-old American man with a hernia plunged a butter knife into his abdomen to try to fix the problem, and later put a lit cigarette in the wound."

As the young people say, "you're doing it wrong."

But believe it or not, this was the most eye-opening part:

"Lorenz ... was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol."

The good news is that Mr Lorenz "was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center ... The hospital was expected to perform the surgery to fix his hernia."

Under the care of a professional surgeon, one presumes.

One can't help but wonder, though, if there's a lesson on the effects of ObamaCare© in here somewhere.
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