Pamela Chichinskas-Johnson & Marianne Wait, eds., Laughter, The Best Medicine (Montreal:
The Reader’s Digest Association (Canada) Ltd., 2006), p. 270.
Dad’s pager beeped, summoning him to the hospital,
where he is an anesthetist. As he raced toward the hospital, a patrol car sped
up behind him – lights flashing, siren blaring. So Dad hung his stethoscope out
the window to signal he was on an emergency call.
Within seconds came the policeman’s response: a pair
of handcuffs flapping outside the police car window. – Nicholas Banks
The Times [UK]
6 February 2014
Letters to the Editor
It turns out that there are many and varied reasons
for carrying a stethoscope, the very least of which seems to be for medical
purposes
Sir, My father was a GP in a small town in Scotland.
Speeding to a medical emergency, he was caught by a police car. He waved his
stethoscope hopefully out of the car window; the police overtook him, waving a
pair of handcuffs as they passed.
Dr Liz Sowler
Musselburgh, E Lothian
The Times [UK]
8 February 2014
Letters to the Editor
There are some stories that make a good, amusing
letter, but may not completely have the ring of truth about them
Sir, The anecdote about the speeding doctor, the
stethoscope and the policeman waving the handcuffs (letter, Feb 6) has a
familiar ring. I have heard the same story but it was a different doctor in a
different town in the Usk valley. Now I wonder who else has heard it? Urban
myth in the making, methinks.
Sue Ware
Neath, W Glamorgan
