There's nothing quite like having a telephone call wherein the person on the other end, filling out a form, asks not only for an emergency contact but "is there any religion you would like to list".
That was my guess also, although I am pretty sure I didn't get asked this question when I had oral surgery under general in the fall of 2001. Now I'm musing on what they'd do with the information. Do some religions require a blessing or some sort of ritual very quickly after death? If not, I'd figure they'd just call the emergency contact, and my family would be the ones to deal with those sorts of arrangements.
It's because some religions, like Catholicism have last rites that are to be performed as one is dying--It is actually one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic church. Also, many religious officials will come to pray with the dying person/family.
I'd thought of last rites, but with general, you don't know the person's going to croak until they're already dead. I don't know how Catholicism (or any other religion, really) feels about rites immediately AFTER death. My very limited understanding was that last rites required responses.
I suppose someone could make sure to get last rites before anaesthesia just to make sure. Is it okay to have last rites lots of times?
It's probably because you're having it done (I assume) at a place with some sort of chaplain, and your oral sex . . . oh my.
I won't go fix that typo.
I wonder where in hell that came from.
Let's start over.
It's probably because you're having it done (I assume) at a place with some sort of chaplain, and your oral SURGERY was at a place without a chaplain. Your religion was irrelevant.
There are certainly religions in which some sort of ministerial observances "in case something should go wrong" are preferred, including Catholicism.
Actually, I think it has more to do with last rites being a sacrament in the Catholic church--most surgeons would know to call a priest if a Catholic patient was dying.
Bwa ha haaa! I love it! I must admit, last time I performed oral sex there was no chaplain present. 8-)
Seriously, that makes sense - the other place having no chaplain. I didn't know this place had one, either, except that them asking me this question is a good indication.
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I suppose someone could make sure to get last rites before anaesthesia just to make sure. Is it okay to have last rites lots of times?
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Yes, definitely. Any time there's imminent peril of death.
(This public service announcement has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood dissident Catholic Knight of the Altar.)
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Does it require responses from the individual?
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You can receive at least as many last rites as Bush & Blair gave "final warnings" to Iraq.
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I won't go fix that typo.
I wonder where in hell that came from.
Let's start over.
It's probably because you're having it done (I assume) at a place with some sort of chaplain, and your oral SURGERY was at a place without a chaplain. Your religion was irrelevant.
There are certainly religions in which some sort of ministerial observances "in case something should go wrong" are preferred, including Catholicism.
You'll be fine, if a little gassy. ;)
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(I typed "last rites" several times and deleted it, not sure whether CJ would get squicky over thinking about the "what if" situations.)
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Seriously, that makes sense - the other place having no chaplain. I didn't know this place had one, either, except that them asking me this question is a good indication.
(I'm gassy either way, sad to admit!)