Word: firemanning
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...collapsed garage of the Northridge mall, not far from the Meadows. Some slabs of concrete are airlifted off him; others are pushed away with a huge inflatable bladder. The process takes about four hours; then he is free. His legs are crushed, but he will survive. Says a fireman: "It feels so good...
...called. "As soon as you get off the plane they hand you a toolbox and you go to work." He has also moonlighted as a fiacre driver in Central Park and a boxer in Atlantic City, New Jersey, although his real ambition is someday to be a cop or fireman...
...Veterans Affairs Department has since downplayed Jackson's diagnosis. But Kay, a 52-year-old fireman from Columbus, Georgia, who served on reserve duty, is not getting well. In fact, he is more convinced than ever that he must have been exposed to disease-causing chemical agents while serving in the gulf. Several veterans and their families testified before a congressional committee last week that the Defense Department has either ignored their complaints or dismissed the troops who make them as malingerers...
...menstrual period," contends Dr. Charles Debrovner, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at New York University School of Medicine. "In fact, menstruation makes women more susceptible. Menstrual blood itself may even act as a vehicle for transporting infection." Counters Profet: "Saying uterine bleeding causes infections is like saying a fireman causes a fire...
...others, the motives are more unusual. "Security guards have placed foreign objects in products, such as a razor blade in a tomato, to impress supervisors with their vigilance," reports Dietz. "They're similar to the ) volunteer fireman who sets a fire and then discovers it." The strangest motive, though, may be the need to gain sympathy as a victim. "Just as some people induce signs of illness in themselves to enjoy the benefits of the patient's role, others fake tampering to enjoy the benefits -- emotional support, nurturing -- of the victim's role. Such people will also stage their...