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Doctor's Night Shift: Comments Warn of Murder

Doctor's Night Shift: Comments Warn of Murder

História curta · Imagination
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Idioma: English
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Doctor

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I'm doing my hospital rounds in the middle of the night when my personal phone suddenly rings. I answer it, hearing a frantic woman's voice. "My husband is having a heart attack! Please hurry over and save him, Dr. Chapman!" I'm just about to ask for the address and leave when rows of comments suddenly pop up right in front of my eyes. [Don't go!] [Her husband is actually already long dead.] [She's left the doormat outside her door wet, just waiting for you to step on it.] [She'll insist her husband died because you attempted to save him the moment you enter the house.] I feel a chill spread through the back of my neck. On the other end of the line, the woman starts crying even harder. "Are you still on the line? My husband really isn't going to make it, Dr. Chapman!" I take a deep breath and say, "If your husband is having a heart attack, please call 911 first. I'm not allowed to treat patients privately outside the hospital."

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Capítulo 1

Chapter 1

The woman's voice suddenly rose, her cries growing more frantic. "Please stop asking so many questions, Dr. Chapman! Just get here first. I'll call 911 as soon as we hang up! My husband is barely hanging on!"

I furrowed my brows. "I'm sorry, but I can walk you through assessing his condition and arrange for emergency services immediately. I'm not permitted to leave my post and make an unauthorized house call."

The woman's voice flashed with anger, her words cutting deep. "Are you doctors so indifferent now? You all go on TV every day saying that you're miracle workers, but when someone's life is in danger, you actually refuse to help!"

"You need to work with me here. If the patient stops breathing, you have to start chest compressions immediately."

"I'm not a doctor! I have no idea how to do that!"

"I'll teach you—"

"I can't figure it out! I know your hospital is just close by! Please just come to the hospital, Dr. Chapman! I swear I won't blame you for anything that happens!"

I swallowed hard, a warning bell going off in my mind. "I'd like you to give me your full address. I'll call 911 for you right away."

There was a sudden silence on the other end before the woman broke into loud sobs again, pressing me harder. "Please just promise you'll come help him first! Stop wasting time! My husband is barely hanging on here!"

In the ER lobby, Jasmine Fenton—the triage nurse—looked up at me. I gestured for her to open the duty log system and save all the records immediately. "I'll ask you one last time, ma'am. Are you refusing to call 911 yourself?"

The woman gritted her teeth, her tone unyielding. "I just want you to come save my husband!"

"Are you refusing to follow my instructions for performing CPR over the phone?"

The woman's voice turned cold and threatening. "You're deliberately refusing to help my husband if you refuse to come!"

"If you don't give me your address right now, I'm calling the authorities to report you for wasting emergency services' time."

The woman reluctantly spat out the address after a long pause. "Azure Residences, Building 9, 18th floor, Unit 1803."

I motioned for Jasmine to come over and said, "There's a chest pain patient who seems critical, and the caller is refusing to dial 911 themselves. Please make a note of the time in the log, Jasmine."

I dialed 911 from the landline, providing the address, caller number, suspected chest pain, and the fact that the caller refuses to cooperate with the assessment.

"Ma'am, keep your phone line open. Do not move the patient or give them any medication before the paramedics arrive. I am also reporting this to the police so there is an official record of you calling a doctor directly."

The woman fell silent for two seconds, then hung up the phone.

Not even three minutes later, the complaint line at the ER nurse's desk rang again. Jasmine picked it up, listened for a second, and cupped her hand over the receiver with a grim expression. "You've got a complaint from someone over at Azure Residences, Dr. Chapman."

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Chapter 1
The woman's voice suddenly rose, her cries growing more frantic. "Please stop asking so many questions, Dr. Chapman! Just get here first. I'll call 911 as soon as we hang up! My husband is barely hanging on!"I furrowed my brows. "I'm sorry, but I can walk you through assessing his condition and arrange for emergency services immediately. I'm not permitted to leave my post and make an unauthorized house call."The woman's voice flashed with anger, her words cutting deep. "Are you doctors so indifferent now? You all go on TV every day saying that you're miracle workers, but when someone's life is in danger, you actually refuse to help!""You need to work with me here. If the patient stops breathing, you have to start chest compressions immediately.""I'm not a doctor! I have no idea how to do that!""I'll teach you—""I can't figure it out! I know your hospital is just close by! Please just come to the hospital, Dr. Chapman! I swear I won't blame you for anything that happens!"I
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Chapter 2
In the meantime, comments keep appearing in the comment section.[That woman is already laying the groundwork to sway public opinion in her favor!][She's going to portray you as a doctor who refused to help someone in need.][Don't bother with that yet. Hurry up and secure the evidence!]I saved each screenshot one by one and asked the nurse on duty to back up everything, including the duty log entries, the landline call records to 911, and the recordings on the consultation phone.I had just finished when the hospital director, Michael Yarrow, called. "What's going on, Bryson? I've heard that a complaint has already been escalated to the administrative general duty office on duty.""I've handled everything according to procedure."Michael kept his temper in check. "You're following procedure? You're only ten minutes from her house! Is it really that hard for you to go take a look, Bryson?"I tightened my grip on the phone. "I'm not a paramedic, nor have I been authorized to u
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Chapter 3
It was 1:47 am, and the ambulance and police arrived at Azure Residences one after the other. I had already handed my duties over to the next doctor. I was asked by the police to meet them at the entrance of the residential complex and provide the recording, so I went there in a car arranged by hospital security.Michael had come too. He looked utterly displeased when he looked at me. "You'd better keep quiet later and not make the situation worse, Bryson."I remained silent.Arthur Simmons, the police officer, looked over my recording and dispatch records first. He then asked, "Have you been at the hospital the entire time?""Yes, I have. You can verify it by checking the surveillance footage in the ER."Officer Simmons nodded in understanding.We followed the property manager into the elevator.Michael lowered his voice and said, "Go check the patient first when we get in, and don't let them claim our medical staff are cold-blooded, Bryson."I looked at him and said, "I'm n
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Chapter 4
In the end, Henry Livingston wasn't taken away by the ambulance, while the inside of the house was cordoned off with police tape.Mabel collapsed onto the hallway floor, sobbing until she could barely catch her breath. She, however, looked up at me every few sobs. That look wasn't filled with grief; it felt more like malice. Officer Simmons arranged for the scene to be secured, while another young police officer documented the identities of the onlookers.The paramedics emerged, taking off their gloves with a grave look. "He's been dead for a while, but we'll need to wait for the medical examiner to figure out the specifics."That statement caused an immediate uproar in the hallway."Didn't she just say it happened moments ago?""Does that mean he was already dead when she called for help?""It could be that the doctor took too long to come here."Upon hearing that, Mabel clung to the accusation as if it could save her. She lunged at me and yelled, "It was his fault!"The pol
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Chapter 5
I recounted everything that had happened at the police station, starting with the first call at 1:16 am. I asked about the patient's consciousness, breathing, and chest pain, but the caller dodged the important questions. I told her to call 911, but she demanded that I make a house call on my own.I used the hospital's landline to call 911 on her behalf and reported the matter to the police. I never left the hospital during my shift. I remained at the hospital throughout my shift and only went to the residential complex entrance to submit the evidence after handing over my shift, as the police had requested.Jasmine arrived as well, bringing the duty log system, the ER lobby surveillance footage timestamps, and the landline call logs. She informed Officer Simmons, saying, "Dr. Chapman was standing beside the triage desk when he answered the call. He remained in the ER area the whole time and never left his post without permission."Officer Simmons asked me, "What made you suspect so
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Chapter 6
I didn't stay at my parents' place that night. I slept in an apartment close to the hospital instead.I had just finished my shower when the doorbell started ringing. It rang repeatedly, each time more urgently than the last. I peered through the peephole and noticed four people standing outside. There was a middle-aged man, an elderly woman with tears streaming down her face, a young woman, and Hazel Hunter from the medical affairs department.The middle-aged man banged hard on the door. "Show yourself, Bryson!"The elderly woman cried out, "How could you still hide from us now that Henry is dead? How can a doctor be so heartless?"I grabbed my phone and called the police, putting the call on speaker. "I'd like to report a disturbance. There are people outside my residence who keep banging on my door and shouting insults. I believe they're threatening my safety."There was a second of silence outside the door before the middle-aged man cursed angrily. "You fucking coward! Is ca
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Chapter 7
Sophia sat on a bench outside the police station, her hands shaking uncontrollably. She explained that she had rushed back from the next town over during the night. She had blamed me as well when she initially learned about Henry's death.She lowered her head and muttered, "I thought you just refused to go when I initially saw everything said in the group chat. I kept wondering if things might have turned out differently if you'd gotten there sooner."I remained silent.Sophia looked up, her eyes completely bloodshot. "The police walked me through the timeline afterward. Henry was already gone by the time you picked up that call."She covered her face, her voice breaking. "I'm sorry…"Sophia said those words so softly, but I heard them perfectly clearly.I had met Henry before, when he'd come to the clinic for some chest pain for a follow-up coronary artery check. I was on duty that day, and he had asked me many questions about his report. I even gave him a consultation card for
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Chapter 8
It was three days later, and the police released a short statement. Henry hadn't simply died of a heart attack. The medical examiner's preliminary findings indicated that he had experienced external force while alive, and the effects of medication had contributed to his death by suffocation. He had died at around 9:40 pm the previous evening.Mabel showed up at the doorway, soaking the doormat and wiping down the handle at 1:04 am. She called the chest pain center's consultation line at Mercy General Hospital at 1:16 am.I contacted 911 on her behalf at 1:19 am. I reported the matter to the police at 1:23 am. It was at 1:47 am that the paramedics and the police officers arrived at the scene.Mabel hadn't made a single emergency call between 9:00 pm and the police's arrival. What made it even worse was the search history pulled from her phone.[How do grieving families sue for wrongful death after a heart attack?][Who is responsible if a patient dies after a doctor makes a house
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Chapter 9
Henry's memorial service was brief and simple.I didn't attend it.Sophia sent me a photo of a bouquet of white flowers, with a silver-gray pillbox and a folded consultation card from the chest pain center with its frayed corners. Henry's handwriting was scrawled on the back. [Call 911 first for chest pain.]I stared at those words for a long time, my eyes suddenly filling with tears. Henry had remembered after all. He wasn't the one who had forgotten how to value life; it was the person who had used his medical history as a for her plan.It was a few days later when Mabel's uncle reached out to me. He didn't come pounding on my door. He sent me a very polite message instead. [Mabel did lose her head for a moment, but she's never been in a good mental state, and the trouble in her marriage has been going on for a long time. Could you write a brief statement saying Mabel was just acting out of panic and didn't mean to frame you, Dr. Chapman?]I replied, [Mabel had a draft on her
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Chapter 10
On the day my resignation was finalized, the ER remained as busy and noisy as ever. Children cried in the infusion area, while footsteps came and went outside the resuscitation room as people paced anxiously.There was a red message scrolled across the electronic screen. [Call 911 if you experience chest pain. Every second counts.]I stood in front of the information board, looking at it for what felt like a very long time. The phone sat on the counter at the nurses' station; its screen flickered on for a second, then faded back to black.Jasmine walked over with a chart tucked under her arm. "You're really leaving?""Yes…"She had tears in her eyes as she said, "We're about to lose someone in the ER who could actually handle the pressure."I smiled faintly and said, "The ER isn't short on people who can carry the weight. It's short on a system that doesn't let them take the fall for it."She looked down and was quiet for a while before saying, "It's a good thing you had me make
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