More Funny Medical Director Stuff

Every Friday our Medical Director sends notes for the week, but he always tries to keep a little humor mixed in with the serious. No offense, CC.

This was taken from the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office publication “The Point of View.” In a murder trial, the defense attorney was cross-examining a pathologist. Here’s what happened:
Attorney: Before you signed the death certificate, had you taken the pulse?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: Did you listen to the heart?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: So, when you signed the death certificate you weren’t sure the man was dead, were you?
Coroner: Well, let me put it this way. The man’s brain was sitting in a jar on my desk. But I guess it’s possible he could be out there practicing law somewhere.