Swerved
“A young woman, allegedly experiencing stomach pain, hurried into the emergency room of a small rural hospital.” According to the new Ontario rule (automatic license suspension and impoundment), the police officer had pulled her over for driving more than forty kilometers over the speed limit. Police reportedly followed her into the emergency room and promised to wait for her when she got out.
I was one of the locum staff members staying at a tiny B&B about fifteen minutes away; the ER had pre-printed order sets that needed to be completed before we got there. She walked right out and said she just came in because she panicked out and didn’t stop when I got there. We would allow her forty-five minutes to phone her family before I booted her, I informed her. However, bHCG was positive, and an ultrasound a few days later revealed a very early ectopic pregnancy. The officer discovers a problem when he receives an air ambulance call over the radio. She was asymptomatic and only discovered that she had unintentionally avoided prosecution and a potentially fatal situation. Undoubtedly, that was a W– moment.”
