The Business of Death
posted in - General, - Palmdoc |The business of death is indeed big business. If you recall (mentioned in our Blogrounds) , Dr. Frappucino had this encounter at 1 am in hospital:
Who is this man?!
He’s not a hospital staff. Never wear any kind of uniform. Unlikely to be patients’ relatives coz they would come & go with patients which rarely warded up to 6 months.
I asked around but nobody seem to know or noticed this guy before.
Curiosity finally got the best of me at 1am one early morning when I happened to share an elevator with this mysterious man.
Excuse me, I noticed that you’re always here in the hospital… err are you visiting someone”
Stupid! I can hear my own carotid pulse slaping my neck. What if he took out a chain-saw from his back-pocket. My mind ran amok.
An awkward silent passed between us.
His voice was crisp and clear “I scout around for dying patients, hoping to sell casket to the families”.
I do recall these people prowling around in busy public hospitals. Their information network is so good they’ll be at the scene so soon after a patient’s demise, it’s uncanny. I dare say sometimes they appear faster than the resuscitation team 
Spotted this video which might interest you on The Business of Death.
Last 5 posts by Palmdoc
- How does a medical degree fare as an investment these days? - September 7th, 2010
- Do the hungry ghosts really matter? - September 6th, 2010
- Doctors gone wild again - September 1st, 2010
- Tools of the trade XIX - September 1st, 2010
- Feedback: Housemanship - August 31st, 2010
January 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am
When I was in emergency department before, they even gave me their business card.
Hehehe…