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    2.5 km run, no walking!

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    You're naive but bursting with potential like a fawn in the woods. But tough, like a fawn in the woods with a machine gun.

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    Well done!
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    The moment you look down when walking up to an escalator and suddenly can't remember how to get on one.

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    I love "The Who" and I'm not knocking "The Spice Girls" or "George Michael", but how do you have a closing ceremony in London without Bowie?

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    Had a really touching experience yesterday morning on the way to a late call. Driving Code 4 we're faced with a wide range of reactions; unexpected panic, annoyance, ignorance, fingers in the ears, passing interest and even hostility from the drivers and pedestrians we pass. Yesterday as we passed a pedestrian walking along Yonge in Aurora he stopped momentarily, looked at us and made the sign of the cross as we passed. Now I'm not religious at all, but I couldn't help be touched by the fact...

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    My six month old is manipulating my wife. Not an encouraging behaviour at this early juncture.

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    Breakfast Television is in Peterborough this week?

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    Trying a homemade apple butter BBQ sauce on grilled chicken tonight; all on J's diet. Apple butter, crushed tomato, tamari sauce, lemon juice, garlic, onion powder, cayenne, cinnamon. Tasted good, we'll see how it turns out.

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    New 1RM OHS PR = 155lbs. 20lbs increase over last.

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    If it was something he loved it might be particularly fitting and touching for the family as the mourn and celebrate a life. They're the only ones who could really pass judgement on that though and if they don't have an issue than I think spending time on it distracts from the deceased.
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    Downside of going REALLY hard on a workout; being too sore and weak to put in a good showing the next day.

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    The nature of the job is that the plaintiff's story will always be first and loudest. The true story is rarely as dramatic or interesting and all that is remembered is that an Ambulance was called and someone died, with implied blame being on us.
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    Finally some rain!!

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    Bear complex was one tough WOD! 100lbs.

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    Not if simple possession is treated, as it should be, as a public health issue rather than a criminal one. Incarceration does not stem demand, nor does the threat of incarceration deter an addict. What purpose does it serve then? Certainly there may be an opportunity rehab in a correctional facility, but often the sentences are so short as to make them ineffective. Or if like Canada short sentences are served in jail rather than prison there may be almost no programs available. I'm not arguing for full decriminalization, but diversion jail. Consider it selfishly if you'd like. While methadone programs may only have an approx 30% success rate for long term sobriety, (can't cite might be inaccurate though I know it's low) but an addict receiving methadone isn't robbing you for drug money. An addict receiving clean needles at a safe injection site aren't dying in the streets and aren't costing the system as much with the various diseases picked up due to dirty needles.
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    Are we all on about the same page here? For us traumatic arrest in asystole is pronounced. Any other rhythm will be transported if less than 30 mins from the hospital counting extrication time. Any significant variations on that?
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    For awhile there was a push from management (well the QA Sup) at my local service for Code 4 return on all CTAS 2 patients. The crews fought and fought, resisted and refused and eventually it was dropped with the BS CYA remark of: "fine but you could wear it as a result." Where I work there's no policy at all. Code 4 return is entirely crews discretion and I've never had anyone question it. As a service, culturally we very rarely transport Code 4. CTAS 1, STEMI's and CVA's and non-STEMI ischemic CP's are usually it. Code 4 response is at our discretion to but we tend to error on following dispatch since we've all been burned before. My last call of my last shift was a possible UTI, Code 4 due to drowsy. Arrived to find Pt GCS 5 x24 hrs, per-arrest. She was DNR but by moving quick and getting her in she was able to get BIPAP before she arrested and did end up being weaned and survived fr at least a few days. Extreme case certainly but I prefer arriving in a timely manner just to be sure. I also had a big disagreement with a colleague on transporting active labour Code 4. I refuse in the case of uncomplicated labour. If we need to deliver we need to deliver but it's not worth the risk. He expressed not wanting to deliver in the Ambulance as justification. I pointed to the almost regular cases of unassisted home and side of the road births and that even contractions 2mins apart may be hours from delivery.
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    Five calls. Two CTAS 1 returns and now overtime. Yay!!!

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    Home from work today.

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    Higgs-Boson: I have never been so giddy about something I understand so little.

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    Welcome to the world Allison Kay Lynn Smith!

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    I've gotten in the habit of packing three spare undershirts, socks and underwear into work on hot days along with my usual spare uniform. After a scorcher of a call you feel brand new when you can trade into some dry clean clothes and reapply deodorant. Superintendents usually carry coolers of water on the hot ones but last set they were conspicuously absent. I think they were all distracted by the Ministry of Health service review that was going on. Aside from that my partner and I discussed some possibilities such as a VSA outside. For everyone's health and safety we agreed that quickly moving to the truck (if practical) and running it in the A/C would be a good move. (we were facing 40 C heat those days) We also doubled up on cold packs in the trick for cooling. I was really disappointed in the Ford E-350 A/C. Damned thing couldn't keep up with the heat. It was cool but not delightfully cold in the cab and the trucks a low mileage 2011. Thankfully the A/C units in the box faired better.
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    At PRHC for Julia's MRI. Fingers crossed for some great results.

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    I need a favour from one or more scientifically inclined people or those willing to help with some leg work. Between Carter, work and life in general I have fallen way behind on my research into different treatments. I need some people to do the leg work, review and gather the abstracts for presentation to her Doctor's or to call and get more information on others. So if anyone is willing and able to do some homework for me, send me a message please.

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