While working as a radiological technologist in a hospital emergency room, I took X-rays of a trauma patient. I brought the films to our radiologist, who studied the multiple fractures of the femurs and pelvis. “What happened to this patient?” he asked in astonishment. “He fell out of a tree,” I reported. The radiologist wanted to know what the patient was doing up a tree. “I'm not sure, but his paperwork states he is a tree expert.” Gazing intently at the X-rays, the radiologist blinked and said, “Cross out ‘expert’.”
我在一家醫(yī)院的急診室里當(dāng)放射科技師。我給一個(gè)外傷病人拍X光片,然后拿去給放射科醫(yī)生看。醫(yī)生看到很多處股骨和骨盆的斷裂,驚訝地問(wèn):“這個(gè)病人怎么啦?”我報(bào)告說(shuō):“他從樹(shù)上掉下來(lái)了?!边@個(gè)放射科醫(yī)生想知道病人在樹(shù)上干什么。我說(shuō):“我不敢肯定。不過(guò)病歷上說(shuō)他是一個(gè)林木專(zhuān)家?!贬t(yī)生專(zhuān)心凝視著X光片,然后眨眨眼睛說(shuō):“把專(zhuān)家兩個(gè)字劃掉?!?