I normally practise in a far-flung village about 30 kms from the city. On that particular day, I had an unusually tiring day. Given the fact that I had not attended the previous two days due to illness. I had almost called it a day. That day I was locking my clinic when (as we Doctors are used to it), a lady and her teenage daughter came rushing to my clinic. Since I knew the family well and they were my genuine patients, it is difficult to refuse patients as well. So, I decided to have a look.
As the due sat in front of me, I asked for a brief history. The mother told me that the daughter had fell when she had gone to attend nature's call late at night in the fields. (which is not unusual at least in rural India). Given the late hour, the mother was in a hurry to go home. All she wanted was a TT injection and a dressing. As usual I got down to business. I loaded the TT vial,…
