Every so often when reading, a particular idea will catch your attention: there is a certain turn of phrase, a certain idea that resonates on that day. Come back some other day, it may not read the same way...

"Can I get a doctor in here?" These are not words you want to hear in the emergency department. I went into the room to see what my nurse needed. I saw the nurse at the bedside with a young woman, clearly frightened with a blood-soaked towel pressed between her legs.