Articulating 421 grams
Amanda Turnbull-Leslie

Four hundred and twenty-one grams
15 compressions; 2 breaths
Defibrillation; slam!
4 - 6 minutes, then brain death.

15 compressions; 2 breaths
Disorganized rhythms-pulse hesitant and frail
4 - 6 minutes, then brain death
Resuscitation whispers; tubes steadfast--no avail.

Disorganized rhythms-pulse hesitant and frail
Pronounced! Mid-range, distressing tone; flat
line___________
Resuscitation whispers; tubes steadfast--no avail
The vital centre abates; no coda, no sign.

Pronounced! Mid-range, distressing tone; flat
line___________
Y-incision; crude, stainless scale
The vital centre abates; no coda, no sign
Tagged and cold in a 10 per cent chromium jail.

Y-incision; crude, stainless scale
Defibrillation; slam!
Tagged and cold in a 10 per cent chromium jail:
Four hundred and twenty-one grams.







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