The first time you lose one, it is a surprise. Then you get used to it, and develop a routine as far as reanimation goes. Flat-line, get out the defibrillator, et cetera.

When a client went into cardiac arrest, it was usually the combination of Shooting, Stabbing or Sharp (few made it to Splitting) with Fearful or Punishing-Cruel, and it usually happened around Distressing or Horrible. Stress and fear seemed to play as great a role in cardiac arrest among clients as did the actual intensity of pain. Most clients hit the panic button before they even made it that far.

So the first time someone actually died the entire situation was so atypical that we weren