Riddle Me This.......

[atomsplitter]

Those that have read my stories are familiar with the stuff that happens to me. Here is a situation that happened to me while serving at Miesau Army Depot, Meisau, Germany circa 1973.

A flag football game on base is in progress when I injured my pinkie chasing a quarterback. I think the little finger on my left hand is broken because it's lying across the back of my other fingers but the finger's middle knuckle is tucked against my palm. The infirmary is right behind the football field so I meandered over there for treatment. When I go in the back door no one is on duty at the desk so I wandered the halls looking for a doctor. I found a doctor treating a non-emergency patient. I interrputed him and asked if he could look at my hand. He states flatly he cannot help me and that I should go to Landstuhl (30km drive) to the Emergency Room. The doctor then dons fresh surgical gloves and mask to continue with his non-emergency patient. Why did the doctor refuse my treatment?

 

[Phil R]

Those that have read my stories are familiar with the stuff that happens to me. Here is a situation that happened to me while serving at Miesau Army Depot, Meisau, Germany circa 1973.

A flag football game on base is in progress when I injured my pinkie chasing a quarterback. I think the little finger on my left hand is broken because it's lying across the back of my other fingers but the finger's middle knuckle is tucked against my palm. The infirmary is right behind the football field so I meandered over there for treatment. When I go in the back door no one is on duty at the desk so I wandered the halls looking for a doctor. I found a doctor treating a non-emergency patient. I interrputed him and asked if he could look at my hand. He states flatly he cannot help me and that I should go to Landstuhl (30km drive) to the Emergency Room. The doctor then dons fresh surgical gloves and mask to continue with his non-emergency patient. Why did the doctor refuse my treatment?

You mean that he wouldn't lift a finger to help you???

 

[atomsplitter]

You mean that he wouldn't lift a finger to help you???

Pretty much.

 

[CanberraR3]

The non-emergency patient still had her feet in stirrups?

 

[atomsplitter]

The non-emergency patient still had her feet in stirrups?

Nope. Try again.

 

[HansO]

It puzzles me that the knuckle is in the palm and the finger is against the back of your other fingers, that sounds messy... is their anything still holding finger to your hand.... sounds like you need a bit more than just straightening and relocating of the finger ... sounds more like surgery was needed

 

[Gothlander]

You were in the morgue

 

[Dennsell]

Maybe because....You where still in the Land of the living ??

or... You just went there because it was Handy ??

 

[Mittzy]

Was the Doctor a "Medical Doctor"?

 

[The Kiwi]

Maybe the Doctor was a Veterinarian???