Word: bags
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...room eager not to show how we panted. A 10-sec. synopsis of the patient's situation would come from a nurse or medical resident while we took our places. I was amazed how natural this behavior seemed, unrehearsed, undirected but seamlessly coordinated: Somebody pumping the chest; somebody bagging (holding a mask over the patient's face and squeezing the bag that forced air into the lungs); somebody reading the continuous EKG strip and calling out meds; the nurses getting, giving and recording the drugs; the medical students and younger residents drawing bloods from veins and arteries, labeling, packaging...
...time the left showcases another sobbing, hysterical woman as their spokesperson, people will say - "gosh she looks like she's having a good time." So I'd say my "name calling" has been a smashing success. And by the way, I've got a few more names in my bag...
...garbage bag filled with rotten bananas came hurtling down the Weld hallway my freshman year in the grand finale to what I affectionately call “The Great Banana War.” I ducked, and thus ended the weeklong battle: from fresh bananas being hidden in the bed to a physical struggle for control of the banana bag, from the concealment of the bananas in a package as camouflage to a brief “water-being-poured-down-our-door” episode, and the much-maligned campaign, in which the rotten-banana-smeared cardboard left under...
When that bag of bananas just barely missed my head freshman year, I thought, “Why?” But then I immediately started to determine the most effective method of banana retrieval, repossession, and possible surrender. Because even when you’re being attacked by fruit, you cannot stop thinking...
...down to the hotel gym or tackle the local running trails. But exercise becomes that much harder to shirk with a Travel Trainer ($89.90 from travtrainer.com) beckoning reproachfully from the corner of the room. Perfect for the harried road warrior, this portable exercise kit fits into a 56-cm bag and comprises a fitness ball, exercise mat and resistance bands (pulled taut they form the basis of muscle-building routines). An accompanying disc details how you can achieve a full workout without leaving your room, using only this minimal equipment. Exercises from yoga and pilates are also explained. No time...