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}}'''Dr James "Jim"''' '''Salinger''' was an emergency room consultant at [[Walker General Hospital]] in [[San Francisco]] at the dawn of the [[21st century]]. | }}'''Dr James "Jim"''' '''Salinger''' was an emergency room consultant at [[Walker General Hospital]] in [[San Francisco]] at the dawn of the [[21st century]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
On [[30 December]] [[1999]], Salinger worked with [[Nurse]]s [[Wheeler]] and [[Curtis (Doctor Who)|Curtis]] on the initial diagnosis on the gunshot-wounded [[Seventh Doctor]]. After removing the three bullets that had fairly harmlessly penetrated the Doctor's body, he judged the Doctor's apparent heart fibrillation as reason to call for emergency cardiac surgery by Dr [[Grace Holloway]]. Had his patient been [[human]], this would have been a perfectly reasonable call on his part. However, it was in fact a fatal misdiagnosis, because he refused to believe that the [[X-ray]]s, which clearly showed the Doctor's [[binary vascular system|two hearts]], were accurate. He unwittingly exposed the Doctor to an unnecessary operation, and, ultimately [[regeneration]]. Salinger, Wheeler, and Curtis assisted Doctor Holloway during the major emergency surgery on the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | On [[30 December]] [[1999]], Salinger worked with [[Nurse]]s [[Wheeler]] and [[Curtis (Doctor Who)|Curtis]] on the initial diagnosis on the gunshot-wounded [[Seventh Doctor]]. After removing the three bullets that had fairly harmlessly penetrated the Doctor's body, he judged the Doctor's apparent heart fibrillation as reason to call for emergency cardiac surgery by Dr [[Grace Holloway]]. Had his patient been [[human]], this would have been a perfectly reasonable call on his part. However, it was in fact a fatal misdiagnosis, because he refused to believe that the [[X-ray]]s, which clearly showed the Doctor's [[binary vascular system|two hearts]], were accurate. He unwittingly exposed the Doctor to an unnecessary operation, and, ultimately [[regeneration]]. Salinger, Wheeler, and Curtis assisted Doctor Holloway during the major emergency surgery on the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|novelisation]], it is suggested that Salinger was romantically attracted to Grace, as he puts himself forward as [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian]]'s "replacement" when Brian ends his relationship with Grace. | |||
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Revision as of 13:55, 10 April 2020
Dr James "Jim" Salinger was an emergency room consultant at Walker General Hospital in San Francisco at the dawn of the 21st century.
Biography
On 30 December 1999, Salinger worked with Nurses Wheeler and Curtis on the initial diagnosis on the gunshot-wounded Seventh Doctor. After removing the three bullets that had fairly harmlessly penetrated the Doctor's body, he judged the Doctor's apparent heart fibrillation as reason to call for emergency cardiac surgery by Dr Grace Holloway. Had his patient been human, this would have been a perfectly reasonable call on his part. However, it was in fact a fatal misdiagnosis, because he refused to believe that the X-rays, which clearly showed the Doctor's two hearts, were accurate. He unwittingly exposed the Doctor to an unnecessary operation, and, ultimately regeneration. Salinger, Wheeler, and Curtis assisted Doctor Holloway during the major emergency surgery on the Doctor. (TV: Doctor Who)
Behind the scenes
- In the novelisation, it is suggested that Salinger was romantically attracted to Grace, as he puts himself forward as Brian's "replacement" when Brian ends his relationship with Grace.
