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Swindon man sets new record for longest hospital wait on a trolley
BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.030348a (Published 01 March 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:030348a
- Karen Hebert1
- 1Bristol
The Guinness Book of World Records created an official new category of world record in January, that of “the longest hospital trolley wait duration.”
The unenviable title was awarded to Tony Collins, a 40 year old diabetic care worker from Swindon. Collins, a father of two, spent 77 hours and 30 minutes on a hospital trolley in the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon.
Officials from the Guinness Book of World Records have checked and …
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