Monthly Archives: June 2006

Don’t move

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I’m trying to start an IV on a woman who has some medical history but is nonetheless full of shit. “Don’t move.” Of course as soon as the tip of the needle hits the back of her hand, she flexes … Continue reading

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Thermometer

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Code 2 for the unknown. A teenage mother says her toddler has a fever and wants us to take his temperature. Nothing else. Doesn’t want to go to the hospital. We don’t carry thermometers because, well, they’re not exactly emergency … Continue reading

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Burned/burnt

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Burned/burnt: should you say “burned” or “burnt”? From Collins Word Exchange: What is the past tense and past participle of “burn”? Is it burned or burnt? Youths burned cars and stoned police. They burnt their hands as they tried to … Continue reading

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Is this shift over yet?

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Time has stopped again Thought it waits for no man Or was it just “tide” Oh where is the cyanide Random old posts: Don’t say we took too long The other right DNR 101 The most disgusting thing ever A … Continue reading

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Holding hands

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Code 2 for the psychiatric subject. Officers have a male in his 30s handcuffed in the back of a squad car. Apparently he was trashing his mother’s house, which is in a nice neighborhood, and struggled with the responding officers. … Continue reading

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