Originally posted by: MotionMan
This is TOTALLY SERIOUS:
If you ever are going to be put under in a hospital, you should write on all your limbs, in large letters, with a large black felt tip marker, "DO NOT REMOVE" or "WRONG".
If you are having surgery on one of your limbs, you should circle the surgical site and write on that limb, "SURGERY HERE" or "CORRECT"
You should write on your torso, over locations such as your spine, heart, liver and kidney, "NO SURGERY" or "WRONG".
If you are having surgery in one of those locations, you should draw circle around the area and write, "SURGERY HERE" or "CORRECT".
Some hospitals/doctors/nurses will do it for you if you ask.
Many now already draw a circle around the surgical site before putting you under.
Others will disagree with me, but is the risk of an incorrect surgery worth not doing the above?
(I use to defend medical malpractice claims)
MotionMan