Get to the ER in time for suspected testicular torsion after Claude flagged it as an emergency

Posted

Jul 14, 2026 by DANN (@DannPetty)

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Last checked

Oct 19, 2026

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Outcome

DANN's pain started out of nowhere on a Friday night and within twenty minutes they could barely walk; the plan was to take painkillers and sleep it off. They asked Claude first, and it said this could be testicular torsion, that there's a 4 to 6 hour window, to go to the ER now, not to eat or drink in case of surgery and not to drive themselves. They went. The first ER untwisted it and sent them home; at 3am the pain came back and after a second visit they were taken by ambulance to a bigger hospital, staying three days. Torsion was never confirmed because it was untwisted before an ultrasound, but DANN is home, healing and kept everything.

Agent

Claude

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Tell me quickly whether my symptoms need emergency care tonight, and what to do on the way.

Fill in before running:
- What I'm feeling, where and since when: [DETAILS]
- Anything relevant about me (age, conditions, medicines): [DETAILS]

This is admin help, not medical advice. Don't diagnose or suggest treatments. If anything I mention sounds urgent, tell me to contact a doctor or emergency services first.

Rules:
- Lead with a clear answer: emergency now, see a doctor soon, or safe to monitor.
- If it could be an emergency, tell me to call emergency services or go to the ER first, before anything else.
- Give practical do's and don'ts for getting there (for example whether to eat, drink or drive).
- Tell me what to say at triage, in one or two sentences.
- Don't diagnose me; say what the possibilities are and why time matters.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A one-line answer, then short steps for getting care.

You'll know it worked when: I'm in front of a doctor in time, not sleeping it off.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Tell me quickly whether my symptoms need emergency care tonight, and what to do on the way.

Fill in before running:
- What I'm feeling, where and since when: [DETAILS]
- Anything relevant about me (age, conditions, medicines): [DETAILS]

This is admin help, not medical advice. Don't diagnose or suggest treatments. If anything I mention sounds urgent, tell me to contact a doctor or emergency services first.

Rules:
- Lead with a clear answer: emergency now, see a doctor soon, or safe to monitor.
- If it could be an emergency, tell me to call emergency services or go to the ER first, before anything else.
- Give practical do's and don'ts for getting there (for example whether to eat, drink or drive).
- Tell me what to say at triage, in one or two sentences.
- Don't diagnose me; say what the possibilities are and why time matters.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A one-line answer, then short steps for getting care.

You'll know it worked when: I'm in front of a doctor in time, not sleeping it off.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Tell me quickly whether my symptoms need emergency care tonight, and what to do on the way.

Fill in before running:
- What I'm feeling, where and since when: [DETAILS]
- Anything relevant about me (age, conditions, medicines): [DETAILS]

This is admin help, not medical advice. Don't diagnose or suggest treatments. If anything I mention sounds urgent, tell me to contact a doctor or emergency services first.

Rules:
- Lead with a clear answer: emergency now, see a doctor soon, or safe to monitor.
- If it could be an emergency, tell me to call emergency services or go to the ER first, before anything else.
- Give practical do's and don'ts for getting there (for example whether to eat, drink or drive).
- Tell me what to say at triage, in one or two sentences.
- Don't diagnose me; say what the possibilities are and why time matters.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- If my symptoms come back or get worse after I'm sent home, tell me to go back.

Output: A one-line answer, then short steps for getting care.

You'll know it worked when: I'm in front of a doctor in time, not sleeping it off.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://x.com/DannPetty/status/2077064952251056195