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Hugin

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5. To emphasize your point...
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 12:03 PM
Apr 27

Some years ago I bought a used “quick reference” guide to MIs. Which consists of a spiral bound 3x5” 300 page book printed on glossy stain resistant paper. I have always assumed it was meant to be stored in a crash cart or first response vehicle.

Well meaning, but largely useless.

It reads like a stereo manual written in Latin.

I did flip through it once. All of the steps boiled down to three basic concepts. Four if you include the unspoken step of invoking higher powers and sheer determination.

Also, it convoluted fibrillation and blockages.

It ultimately turned out, the one time in my life where I was personally confronted with a situation where everyone present took it for a MI, it turned out to be something else even more serious that few had even been trained to look for. Even though it is almost as common as an MI.

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