Murphy's laws, page 52
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
As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, light
The amount of space which is needed to work on a patient varies inversely with the amount of space which is available to work on that patient.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, univers, work
The number of distraught and uncooperative relatives surrounding any given patient varies exponentially with the seriousness of the patient's illness or injury.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, numbers
The weight of the patient that you are about to transport increases by the square of the sum of the number of floors which must be ascended to reach the patient plus the number of floors which must be descended while carrying the patient.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, numbers, contentment
Any bystander who offers you help will give you none.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, help, contentment
Always assume that any Physician found at the scene of an emergency is a Gynecologist, until proven otherwise.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
A virtually infinite number of wide-eyed and inquisitive school-aged children can climb into the back of any Ambulance, and, given the opportunity, invariably will.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, chance, infinite, numbers, school, children
The true value of any rookie EMT, when expressed numerically, will always be a negative number. The value of this number may be found by simply having the rookie grade his or her ability on a scale from 1 to 10.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, value, numbers, ability
As soon as an EMS Rule is accepted as absolute, an exception to that Rule will immediately occur.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, rules, absolute
You're only pulled over when you were just trying to make the light.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, light, contentment
When there are three other cars on the road, the drivers are drunk and there's not a cop in sight.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, police
You finally save up enough to fix your car and you get fired.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment
The car only breaks down at the least convenient time. When you car breaks down and it is a small repair, the mechanic has to remove the engine to get to that part.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, time, contentment
When you take your car to a mechanic because it makes a funny sound you will not be able to demonstrate it for the mechanic nor will you be able to describe.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment
