10. I Think So

Down in the ER admitting a patient (more to follow), and a young woman is brought in on a stretcher, obviously in labor. Not my patient, but hey, I'm there, so I check her--complete dilated and ready to push. Just like on TV: straightaway we wheel her towards the elevator, grabbing a "precip" pack on the way (the basic instruments for a "precipitous" delivery). We manage to avoid an elevator delivery, but just by a few minutes. Afterwards, someone asks a pretty obvious question (I think they were working up to something more): "Were you in labor at home?" Her reply: "I think so." Well, yuh.