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Ship of Tools

April 13, 2006 at 12:07 PM | 0 Comments

Cruise ship doctor sounds like a pretty sweet gig. Treat a whole lot of seasickness, maybe help contain the occasional outbreak of Legionnaire's disease, and eat a lot of cheesecake in the meantime. And, for the most part, it does seem to be, er, smooth sailing in just that way.

Cruise ships hold a lot of people, though, and to be fair, they don't attract the healthiest demographic. Heart attacks, however, are the least of a doctor's worries at sea. In the New York Times profile of a Holland America sea doc, it turns out that love can cause some trouble as well:

During a Mexico run, an elderly man came to the infirmary, desperately seeking Viagra. "Buy some when the ship docks tomorrow," Dr. Razon said he told the man, who replied: "No, you don't understand. I can't wait. I need it now."

Remember, folks, always make sure you stock enough little blue pills for the entirety of your cruise, lest you run out at an inopportune moment.

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