The Dictionary of Blood and Silence
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Pagerdrop
The instant icy sink in your stomach when the cardiac arrest pager erupts.
Nearmissium
The cold-hot relief of catching a near-disaster just in time.
Gurneyrun
Errisave
Codeblur
Breathtwist
The way your own breathing changes when you realise something is very wrong.
Breathchase
Airscope
The quiet mental rehearsal of an intubation while sizing up strangers in public.
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