TROME - The Week Before
The final week before the shots rolled out.
Dec. 6th - Dec. 13th, 2020
What did “medical emergency” searches look like before the shots rolled out? That’s sort of been the underlying question this whole time, hasn’t it?
We all know we are witnessing tragedy. We have been witnessing tragedy. But what does it really look like to compare now to then?
Well, let’s start at the beginning, then, or the end, or the end before the beginning, or whatever. The last week of normalcy, the week before TROME.
Here are the “medical emergency” reports for the week of Dec. 6th - Dec. 13th, 2020.
I don’t know what the next week, Dec. 14th - Dec. 21st, week zero, will look like. I haven’t looked. But I can say that so far, these searches from before the shots yield meager fruit. They look nothing like what I’m accustomed to when doing these searches in TROME. And it warms my heart.
#1 Calumet City police officer dies of medical emergency on duty
Source: fox32chicago.com
‘CALUMET CITY, Ill. - A veteran Calumet City police officer died of an apparent medical emergency early Monday while on duty in the south suburbs.’
‘Officer Adam Zieminski, a 22-year veteran of the department, was transporting a detainee to the Markham Courthouse when he suffered the medical emergency, according to a statement from Calumet City.’
‘Zieminski, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:48 a.m. Monday at South Suburban Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in Dolton.’
#2 Driver possibly suffered medical emergency in high-speed Woodstock crash that killed 2 men
Source: lakemchenryscanner.com
‘Police said a high-speed crash that left two men dead and a third man critically injured in Woodstock on Wednesday was possibly caused by a driver having a medical emergency.’
‘A preliminary investigation, which included evidence gathered at the scene and witness statements, showed that the Mazda Protégé was facing eastbound on Route 14 and stopped while waiting to turn right to go southbound on Route 47.’
‘The Ford Fusion, which was also traveling eastbound on Route 14, was traveling at a very high rate of speed when it collided directly into the rear of the Mazda, Parsons said.’
‘The impact caused both vehicles to travel across four lanes of traffic before coming to rest in the grassy area of the southeast corner of the intersection.’
‘“At this time, drugs and/or alcohol are not believed to be a contributory factor in this crash and investigators are looking into the possibility of the driver of the Ford having a medical emergency while operating his vehicle,” Parsons said.’
And that’s a wrap. Two other stories came up reported as medical emergencies, but the first one apparently involved a bizarre incidence of self-harm in a courthouse, and the second one was cute and it reminds me, again, of olden days. An actress’ child choked on a piece of fried mozzarella and she freaked out about it. The good old days.
Who ever thought that looking up the term “medical emergency” and then reading all the results could be so heartwarming? My heart is bubbling with joy. I get 3 pages of results for these “medical emergency” searches from before TROME, compared with about 25 pages of results for a 7-day week in TROME.
I haven’t searched for week zero yet. From The New York Times:
‘Shortly after 9:20 a.m. on Monday, Ms. Lindsay, 52, became one of the most famous nurses in the United States when state officials said she was the first person in the country vaccinated for the coronavirus.’
December 14th, 2020.
Week Zero is next.
Adieu
I remember when they had some press conference at a medical center and showed the nurse who just received one of the first jabs and she keeled right over on camera. Was that Nurse Lindsey?