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Monthly Archives: April 2010
What I really want
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Loading ...I don’t know why I never thought of this before. At an assault call, the responding police officer is taking a report from everyone involved, and he’s finishing up with the patient/victim. “Sir, do you want to press charges?” “Umm…” … Continue reading
Burrito
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Code 3 for the vehicle accident. A crowd has gathered. Apparently Car #1 rear-ended Car #2, which was parked behind a taco truck at the curb, and pushed Car #2 into the rear of the taco truck. It’s a lame … Continue reading
Serving on the first “death panel”
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Continuing along the same lines, I saw an excellent article a few days ago about end-of-life decisions. These questions appeared trite and inconsequential compared to those I posed to Grace, but by the end of this tedious national debate it … Continue reading
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The right thing to do
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Code 3 for cardiac arrest. The address seems familiar. The info, a 95-year-old male, seems familiar. A hysterical woman meets us at the front door. She seems familiar. I think she’s the patient’s daughter. “Please don’t do anything! He just … Continue reading
Firestorm
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve been away from blogging for a while (and you can see the gaps in my archives; most of those posts are still in the draft section), and apparently in my absence a lot of things have been happening, from … Continue reading
