It’s amazing what you remember from medical school. I’m not referring, of course, to the Krebs cycle or the branches of the external carotid artery: who actually remembers those?

I remember being at a bar directly opposite the hospital, enjoying a drink with a few friends after a full day on the wards. Suddenly our conversation was cut short by the sound of a multitude of police sirens rapidly approaching our location. A few seconds later at least six police cars were parked in front of the hospital and black …