One thing I've never understood is the statement (in the movie and this script) "Only minutes old, the date and cause of my death was already known." The rest o

One thing I've never understood is the statement (in the movie and this script) "Only minutes old, the date and cause of my death was already known." The rest of the movie (and even what the nurse is saying) only talk about life expectancy, so I can't tell how he would know that. I suppose he's exaggerating, but it's kind of weird anyway.