Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-24
OOCTO3'S STORY
The Problem That Grew Out of
a Queer Night Call.
A STUDY IN MEDICAL ETHICS.

This is a story. told by a we'll known
physician, Of a problem that suddenly
confronted him and how he inter
preted the ethics Of his profession and
acted on it,
Il was reused one night" be said.
''by a telephone call An unfamiliar
voice asked me If / could attend a
man who had been injured answer
ed that | could If the case was ur-
gent. but before could ask who was
calling the speaker answered
"tAll right doctor. I'll can at your
house in fen minutes with q carria2e.
Almost before had time to dress
the d9orNel rang I unlocked the
door, and man wearing long ulster,
a dark hat and a pair of coiorod glass
es entered
Doctor. he sai3 efore we start
| want to mako a rea @ 81 This case,
as told you. is ar. * T. Bat before
we start | must have your assurance
that you will treat this visit as
confidential mission { can't say any
more except to add that you're run
ming no risk Of any kind in help
Ing me-
There was nothing about the mans
appearance that seemed suspicious
He was quiet and self possessed
There wasn't a trace Of nervousness
about him, and he was well dressed
thought there was no reason for re-
fuslng to make the agreement
81 took my hat and we started The
carriage was closed one We got ini
the man turned on small electric
light aud then drew the blinds over
the windows
"'Doctor ne said. I'm going to ask
you 10 taEe this trip without knowing
where you're going. III assure sou
ils au RIGHT | want you % blir3foid
ycu-ef before We ieaEe tine carriage
uull we get inside the house
"Wcll. didn't like the look Ut this.
but was lu and didn't like 90 back
ont by the time the carriage stop
ped I didn't hive The least idea what
rart of the town we were in. he hJd
made So many turns. / put on the
bHndfold as my visitor requested and
we went into "a house.
Upstairs / found my patient He
had been shot twice Revolver bullets
they We're The wounds weren't dau
gerous, but they were painful because
they had not been treated earlier
Il dressed them. told the woman
who was there what sort Of care the
patient ought 70 have and then told
them that ia have TO see the man at
least two or three times more before
/ could answer for his safe recovery.
"The man with the dark glasses
quietly assented to this. but insisted
that he should bring me at night. as
he had that time. / agreed.
THE next morning the papers told OF
a robbery IN Which a householder had
been wounded after shooting one OF
the burglars, who succeeded in est .
ing, All the facts of the case indi
Gated that my patient of the night be
fore was the burglar who had been
shot The householder recovered
quickly.
The question stared ut me: Did the
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what | knew, or did my promise bind
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