A slightly worrying discovery on the way A&E departments work
I have a band around my right wrist. It has on it the words 'Medical ALERT! See Medical Identity Card'. In the case of my mobile phone I have a medical card, and it records a couple of important things about me that I believe any medical practitioner should know before treating me. One of these things is an allergy, and if I were to be given medication containing the substance to which I am allergic, the consequences could be unpleasant, to say the least. + + + Viv also has such a band on her wrist, and has a similar card. Not so long ago she had a minor operation, and, a couple of days later had what could be described as a 'funny turn' that we believe was probably related to the stress and/or anaesthesia of the operation. I called an ambulance - she'd also had the AZ Covid jab a couple of weeks earlier and the stories about that and blood clots were among my thoughts - and the ambulance team did a great job of settling her, but agreed that she should be checked at...