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Imagine this scenario.

You've got a bad case of the flu -- you have trouble breathing, it's been going on for days, and your fever hasn't subsided.

Or, you've slammed your toe into furniture and broken a bone.

Or, you're feeling dizzy and faint and are experiencing chest pains.

So you go to the doctor or the hospital, and after you've signed in you wait the…