[Ads-l] triage

[Jonathan Lighter]

'Emergency medical attention':

"Marcus removes one of the bullets he's taken by performing DIY triage."

http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/25/lone-survivor/

On himself. (Nobody else around for him to "triage," if that's what you're
thinking.)

JL

On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:31 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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