Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Doctors in Caracas Not Too Careful

When Carlos Camejo was in an accident in Caracas recently, he was taken to the morgue to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. However, doctors forgot to ask two little questions:

1. If he was in an accident, why are we doing an autopsy?
2. Before we start, should we make sure this guy is actually dead?

Whoops. Turns out, Camejo wasn't dead, just badly injured. Doctors began the autopsy by cutting into his face, at which point he started bleeding and woke up from the excruciating pain. I would have to believe that even if he was in a coma or unconscious, they would be able to tell that air was still being passed in and out of his body and into his lungs. Or maybe even that his heart was still beating, but I guess not.

Doctors decide to do Autopsy of living man, save time when he actually dies. [reuters.com]

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