• luciferofastora@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Probably to make the patient squirm and see what excuse they come up with so the job isn’t as drab?

    More seriously, they need to know the circumstances of any accident to be aware of potential other complications or risk factors. That’s just a standard question they have to ask.

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      2 months ago

      Do they ask the same way if an object is in a nose? “How’d the pea get up there kid? Did you fall on it?