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.
"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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