DoA
Every now and then we get a Dead on Arrival come to ED.
When people are found dead, they need to be 'certified'. That is to say, you're not dead until the paperwork's done.
A few weeks ago I went to certify a DoA that arrived about 4am. The body was in a hearse in the ambulance bay, attended by two old, ocker funeral workers.
I realised as I approached them that I'd forgotten a torch, to check the dead person's eyes. I said to the men, half-jokingly, 'Oh, I forgot my pupil-torch.'
To which one of the men replied, 'Oh don't worry love, he hasn't got eyes.'
Awesome.
When people are found dead, they need to be 'certified'. That is to say, you're not dead until the paperwork's done.
A few weeks ago I went to certify a DoA that arrived about 4am. The body was in a hearse in the ambulance bay, attended by two old, ocker funeral workers.
I realised as I approached them that I'd forgotten a torch, to check the dead person's eyes. I said to the men, half-jokingly, 'Oh, I forgot my pupil-torch.'
To which one of the men replied, 'Oh don't worry love, he hasn't got eyes.'
Awesome.
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