Is it just me or do pts get even more tedious at this time of year? I have
done 4 surgeries this week so far and seen only one significant problem: a
baby with a chest infection. All the rest were simple common colds. Last
night the coop quadrupled its usual no. of night calls. Contacts included
several people would had woken a few minutes before with first presentation
of minor fevers and immediately phoned the Coop; a man who had woken 5 mins
before with a slightly itchy rash and a few people with common colds who did
not like the minor cough that normally goes with it. Today a father demanded
a home visit for their 6 mth old with a cold, saying he had no transport. On
visiting the car was in the driveway. When asked why he said that he had no
transport, he replied "if I told you I had a car, you would not have come".
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