Monthly Archives: January 2013

Filed Under “Water Is Wet”

On the Kevin, MD blog, Dr. Wes notes the shift of medical research journals from clinical medicine to politics. “Medical journals aren’t what they used to be. Just ten short years ago, medical journals were places to report scientific study, interesting cases or clinical updates and reviews. They were, for the most part, about science and discovery. Now, there is ...

Read More »

Overheard On The ‘Bolance

Patient: “I don’t want to go to no hospital. I ain’t got no ride home. I’ll just go stay in my neighbor’s trailer tonight.” Deputy: “The medics just told you one of those cuts might need a couple stitches. Ain’t there somebody you can call to give you a ride home from the hospital? Patient: “There would be, if I ...

Read More »

Overheard in the ED

Triage Nurse: “So what’s with your patient?” AD: “Spewing from both ends for three days.” TN: “… and? AD: “Don’t know shit about him, didn’t do shit for him.” TN: “Oh. One of those, huh?” AD: “Yeah, he’s a real sweetheart. You’ll love him.”

Read More »

Idle, Late Night Observation From The Bolance, #2

When you use the restroom in the treatment area of the dialysis center, and find urine on the toilet seat… … the only people that could have put it there are the staff. And all of them are female. And the wastebasket has no used paper towels in it. That kind of squicks me out, honestly.

Read More »

Idle Late-Night Observation From The Bolance

If you throw down with another patron at a diner where no less than four ON DUTY cops are eating less than ten feet away… … you are a special kind of stupid. Not just ordinary, garden-variety dumbass, mind you. You are an epic, industrial-strength, weapons-grade, illegal in 17 states, how did you ever fucking survive beyond childhood, Velcro shoes ...

Read More »

Browse by Category