How was this not some kind of joke set-up?
My patient was Korean, and she was brought in by her roommates -- a young Polish guy, a middle-aged overweight Italian man (complete with handlebar mustache), and her Nigerian landlady, who happened to be in a leg cast and crutches. All of them spoke minimal English. And all of them were trying to translate what the other was saying.
At one point, the Italian guy was trying to tell me what the Nigerian lady was saying and the Polish guy was explaining the entire scene to my Korean patient.
Seriously.
At one point, the Italian guy was trying to tell me what the Nigerian lady was saying and the Polish guy was explaining the entire scene to my Korean patient.
Seriously.
To this day, I still have no idea what they were trying to say. I hope they understood the whole 72 hour hold issue and that my advisement was indeed complete.
