Prepare the Crico kit! It will need venous gas! Give him calcium gluconate, three vials!
Published at 4:17 am. Updated at 7:15 a.m
The shock room, the rib retractor or the massive transfusion protocol – the hospital jargon no longer holds any (medical) secrets for us, the sofa doctors, after taking 180 half hours of STAT.
An injured patient walks through the doors of Saint-Vincent's emergency room and instinctively – in our heads – we ask the paramedics about the injured person's breathing, his pulse, his blood pressure, the oxygen saturation of his blood. Or it's Glasgow score.
The STAT effect is very similar to that of District 31, which entrenched the terms “cell triangulation” and “wiretap” into the collective psyche. Through daily interaction with STAT's fictional doctors, their expressions enter our brains. And the scan shows severe damage to a sensitive area of our frontal lobe, the seat of speech and language.
This last STAT week, busy and hectic, allowed us to fight the spleen with ricin. Thursday's episode, the season's interim finale, raised fears for the life of the beneficiary, Éric Perron (Stéphane Rousseau), who was poisoned by ricin while in contact with poor grandmother Françoise (Chantale Baril) and who “still hasn't said a single line” . weeks.
Only the monoclonal antibody, an experimental treatment developed by the Canadian army, can save the lives of the two guinea pigs from Saint-Vincent, who are in very poor health. One of Françoise's three “grandchildren” apparently manufactured the dangerous poison, which was sent to the Prime Minister's Office. But which one?
The most discreet of the three is Chloé-Maude (Anyjeanne Savaria). Xavier (Thomas Delorme) and Sasha (Amaryllis Tremblay) are already looking too shady.
The psychic Édith O'Neil (Marie-France Marcotte) did not reassure Eric before his flight to the Trenton base and whispered to him: “I look at you and I don't see anything.” That never happens, there is a problem. » The gap between the enveloping esotericism of Edith, which I already like, and the cold rationality of the emergency doctors makes for some really interesting scenes.
Now let's talk about the case of Alix Forgues (Karelle Tremblay). I want to tell you that his death brought me to tears, but no. To be honest, this character of a 26-year-old prostitute with diabetes who is at war with her pimp father-in-law really annoyed me. On the other hand, the sequence where Emmanuelle St-Cyr (Suzanne Clément) tried to revive her was well choreographed. And touching.
STAT author Marie-Andrée Labbé juggles several balls at the same time, in short, medium and long-term cycles. It's one of the big draws of the daily Radio Canada series. Like District 31, certain cases are solved quickly while long-term stories are explored, such as the death of psychiatrist François Éthier (Daniel Parent), Emmanuelle's former partner, who was pushed from her balcony.
The circumstances of Jacob Faubert's (Lou-Pascal Tremblay) entry into Saint-Vincent still remain a mystery, as does the presence of Mr. Pilulier. Why was Jacob so interested in getting closer to Emmanuelle by leaving a position at the prestigious university hospital where Tristan (Steve Gagnon) works?
Fortunately, the waltz of the purple-and-black Bobettes of the black belt in organizational agility, Laurence Caron (Gabrielle Côté), was stopped. It stretched too much. And the rubber band hit the nurse Daniel (Bruno Marcil) in the face, who was caught in adultery by his surgeon friend Isabelle Granger (Geneviève Schmidt) and also had an extramarital relationship, albeit with Justin Lemaire (Alexandre St-Martin). ), the brother of Gabriel (Jean-Nicolas Verreault).
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Pascal St-Cyr (Normand D'Amour) and Claude Coupal (Caroline Néron)
Speaking of the cheeky “Fligne flag”: I'm very happy that Pascal St-Cyr (Normand D'Amour) and Claude Coupal (Caroline Néron) have finally given in to their respective impulses. Along with his sister Emmanuelle, Pascal is one of STAT's most fascinating characters.
On Tuesday, November 21st, STAT broke a viewership record: 1,991,000 viewers sat in front of their screens, including recordings. This impressive number matches District 31's best performance as of October 4, 2021.
The writers of “Indefensible” could learn something from STAT’s richness of characters and depth of intrigue. The case of the Baptist pastor Martial Quintal (Benoît Brière) and his devoted wife Myriam Ferron (Ingrid Falaise) was of the caliber of the little Aurore, the child martyr.
Corporal punishment with a wooden rule, multiple allusions to the Lord, children locked in a closet in the name of religion, the devil of homosexuality, all of it was big, telegraphed and unrealistic.
Back then, poor Aurore Gagnon was being punished for crimes far less serious than those committed by the makers of “Indefensible” (the sound of logs in the oven, the taste of black soap in her mouth).
I'm floating
With the new episodes of The Crown
Netflix released the final six episodes of The Crown season 6 on Thursday, concluding this grand royal saga. Enjoy them, because there will never be any more. “The Crown” has had less strong seasons, like this one, which runs through 2005. Still, a less successful chapter of The Crown remains a lush and dazzling work, well enjoyed with a good cup of tea and a nearby fireplace. Cheers, darling!
I avoid it
Tanguay's Christmas advert
At first glance it's cute. The third one is still fine. At 74 it's downright difficult. First, the little boy paddling on his sleeping grandfather's recliner speaks like little Zachary in the 5th row: “Do any of you have any special requests?” “Then,” said the grandfather, who snores terribly, looks completely gassed with Anxiolytics, poor guy (or lucky guy?). The Chipmunks version of Jingle Bells isn't all that bad.