Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until proven otherwise.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
Murphy's laws, page 51
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
Get very, very scared when a child is too quiet.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, quiet, children
Don't place bets on the glucose level of an unresponsive patient.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
You cannot institute a surcharge for unruly or surly patients.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
It is not necessary to have a pet name for your cardiac monitor.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, pets, name
As long as stupidity remains epidemic, you have job security.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, stupidity, security
Don't worry about the gunshot wound as much as dealing with the family.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, worry, family
All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, regardless of the time.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, time
Any instrument, when dropped, will always come to rest in the least accessible place possible.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, rest
The distance of the call from the Hospital increases as the time to shift change decreases.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, change, time
Assume that all field personnel are idiots until their actions prove your assumption.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
If you respond to any Motor Vehicle Accident call after Midnight and do not find a drunk on the scene, keep looking: somebody is still missing.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
Any patient, when given the option of either going to Jail or going to the Hospital by a Police Officer, will always be inside the Ambulance before you are.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, police
Any patient who chooses to go to Jail instead of the Hospital has probably been in my rig in the past.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, past
You need it to save a life, or the salesman leaves.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, need, life
Given the opportunity, any Dispatcher will be only too happy to tell you where to go, regardless of whether or not she actually knows where that may be.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, chance, happiness
In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
Any injury, the sight of which makes you want to puke, should immediately be covered by 4x4's and Kerlix.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
