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India-Pakistan
'How can we treat someone who is already dead'
2006-04-13
KARACHI: The stunned crowd that took the dead and the injured to the three hospitals of the city on Tuesday, was so emotionally charged that it ended up manhandling and threatening doctors and paramedics at the institutions. Doctors at Jinnah, Liaquat and Civil hospitals all said that the mobs were hysterical and went straight at the staff. A doctor at Liaquat National Hospital said that the crowd had beaten up the doctors.

"Our doctors have strict orders to come straight to work in such an emergency. We try to save people who are breathing their last. But what are we supposed to do about people who are already dead," the doctor asked.

The biggest threat came when doctors had to "treat" Abbas Qadri, who was already dead. "He was already dead on arrival and we had people with guns telling us to ensure that he lived. We could not tell them he was already dead because we were afraid they would kill us," said the doctor who refused to be identified.
This never happens in Chicago ...
Posted by:Fred

#14   #11 "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do."

"What's that?"

"Go through his clothes and look for loose change."

Guess they should've had Miricale Max on the job.
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2006-04-13 18:47  

#13  Maybe disguise a grenade as one of those really big pills, stuff it down his throat and then send them all on there way.
Posted by: Mike   2006-04-13 17:52  

#12  With the most advanced (very costly) diagnostic tests possible. After of course the "hopeful" have contributed vast sums of coin.
Posted by: steven   2006-04-13 13:57  

#11  zenster...sometimes you really piss me off and sometimes you are really funny.
Posted by: 2b   2006-04-13 12:36  

#10  "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do."

"What's that?"

"Go through his clothes and look for loose change."
Posted by: Mike   2006-04-13 12:34  

#9  "Give him an enema!"

"An enema? You don't understand - he's DEAD! An enema is not going to help."

"It couldn't hurt..."
Posted by: mojo   2006-04-13 12:14  

#8  Ahha, I've got it. You're late on a payment, aren't you.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-04-13 11:00  

#7  Maybe they thought he was only "mostly dead".
Posted by: BH   2006-04-13 10:34  

#6  Should've pulled the Weekend at Bernies thing, doc...
"Are you okay, Abbas?"
Nod the head
"Should these guys with guns leave?"
Nod the head
"Okay, Abbas says you should leave."
Posted by: tu3031   2006-04-13 10:14  

#5  He's dead Jim Ali.

[sound of shotgun racking]

Hookay, take two and call me in the morning.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-04-13 10:11  

#4  The doc should have told them 'he's gone to visit Alan now, I'll fix him up when he gets back.'
Posted by: wxjames   2006-04-13 08:35  

#3  Have they declared jihad yet ? Seems to me to be the next logical thing ..

Reminds me of the dead parrot sketch in one of the Monty Python series
Posted by: MacNails   2006-04-13 05:40  

#2  The biggest threat came when doctors had to “treat” Abbas Qadri, who was already dead. “He was already dead on arrival and we had people with guns telling us to ensure that he lived.

shoulda told them that Abbas Qadri's only hope was in the hands of Jesus.
Posted by: RD   2006-04-13 05:26  

#1  Maybe they threatened the docs with guns because they watched "A Bridge Too Far" on cable and were impressed by James Caan's portrayal of Eddie Dohun.
Posted by: Penguin   2006-04-13 01:54  

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