Overheard on an EMS call once upon a time, during patient/family interview to get past medical history...
The cast:
Family Member 1 (FM1), a polite and cooperative family member, very knowledgeable on the loved-one's current medical and pharmacological condition.
Family Member 2 (FM2), similar to FM1 in social decorum and medical knowledge.
Family Member 3 (FM3), a late-comer to the entire episode, as we'll see in the dialogue below.
The Setting:
A private residence, in the patient's bedroom, once upon a time...
The Dialogue:
FM1: "And [the patient] came home the other day from [skilled nursing facility] with these medications...."
(enter FM3)
FM3: "Why the hell haven't yall called me about [the patient] being sick and needing an ambulance???"
FM2: "Well how do you think you found out about this? I had [another family member] to call you!!"
FM3: (face of shock, confusion, and silence) Um, well, um....
FM1: (addressing medical crew, in a hushed voice) "Can't yall just please take [FM3] with yall too?"
Disclaimer: Any apparent similarity to any real, perceived, or
theoretical person is purely coincidental and the story outlined above
may or may not have any validity or association with any real event.
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