medical notes. New York City is considering single story firehouses since a study has established that 69 firemen were injured sliding down fire poles last year. Children facing surgery at the Garland Clinic & Hospital in Texas ride to the operating room in a little red wagon. A man in Flora, Indiana was taking a soothing bath when his wife told him there was a snake in the bedroom. He jumped out of the tub and ran into the bedroom, getting down on hands and knees to look for the snake. At this critical moment, the family dog pattered up from behind and poked him with its nose. The man fainted. The wife phoned for an ambulance, thinking he had been bitten by the snake. As the man was being placed on the stretcher, the snake reappeared, the wife yelled “snake,” and the ambulance attendant dropped the patient, breaking his collarbone.
Ralph Nader wears Army dress shoes, but that doesn’t mean he lacks compassion for those who injure their knees, ankles, and backs falling from high platform and stiletto-heeled shoes. He has now called for federal standards in the matter. Soon we’ll all wear oxfords with flat, round soles and a buzzer that sounds when they aren’t laced properly; the sprained ankle will be a thing of the past, and the priority-reordering program can move on to remedying the shocking nutritional deficiencies of goldfish food.
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