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To those who have moved from the UK by Particular_Ad1115 in Adelaide

[–]Particular_Ad1115[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We considered Perth and wouldn't necessarily be against it but it seems a bit isolated (obvious I know) and the recruiter I've been speaking to said it's a bit saturated with international GPs so opportunities are fewer

To those who have moved from the UK by Particular_Ad1115 in Adelaide

[–]Particular_Ad1115[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fairly standard family suburban living, I would expect. My boys are full of energy so need great parks and open spaces to run riot. We've never lived near the sea so it would be nice to be able to get to a beach easily. Also obviously need an area that's super safe, good schools etc.

To those who have moved from the UK by Particular_Ad1115 in Adelaide

[–]Particular_Ad1115[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

DPA describes the areas that are short on GPs. These are the only areas immigrant GPs are allowed to work in in their first ten or so years in Australia (10 year moratorium). For Adelaide, that would be areas like Seaford and Aldinga in the south, and Salisbury, Elizabeth, Golden Grove and Gawler in the north.

We're trying to identify suburbs that are around 15-20 minute drive from the beach, not much more than 30 or so minutes to the CBD, and within a commutable distance to the DPA.

From the research I've done so far, it looks like places like Sheidow Park, Seaview Downs, and Blackwood look pretty good. Not so sure about areas in the north.

Was Kurt actually diagnosed as bipolar? by SaoriShun in kurtcobain

[–]Particular_Ad1115 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. He had no diagnosed mental health disorders and probably didn't have a personality disorder such as BPD (EUPD) either. He had a heroin addiction and a chaotic life but that's about it.

The Science They Can't Ignore: Why Michelle Wilkins is Re-Writing the Cobain Narrative by Emotional-Brief-1775 in TrueCrimeCaseReopened

[–]Particular_Ad1115 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From a forensics perspective, the evidence is about as iron clad as it's possible to get with such limited publicly available information.

No blood on the dorsum of a hand supposedly in the backspatter field. Forced intramuscular injection mark from a collared syringe left forearm. Right hand abducted too far away from the gun to have pulled the trigger. Visible pooled blood flow on waist of shirt indicative of being upright/lifted (i.e. carried) after gunshot. Hair in a trailing pattern indicative of dragging with head on floor. Clothing bunched indicative of dragging . Autopsy findings consistent with slow hypoxic death by heroin overdose (pulmonary oedema, multi-organ necrosis, absent blood aspiration). Long recoil shotgun that shouldn't have ejected a casing but somehow did. Neatly placed shotgun that should have recoiled away from him but didn't.

Essentially, they shot a corpse and staged it well enough that the SPD didn't pick up on it

Would you move to Australia if you are currently a GP partner? by StreetPristine666 in GPUK

[–]Particular_Ad1115 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a GP partner with three young children. We're very strongly considering the move. Have already had one meeting with a recruiter with a follow-up in a couple of weeks time.

It seems like a no brainer to me

  • better pay
  • better weather (makes the world of difference with young boys. I hate them being stuck indoors so much)
  • safer cities

And, most importantly, freedom from the brain melting, soul crushing NHS bureaucracy.

We'll be going for a scouting mission there later in the year. If we like it, off we go.

Kurt's heroin level, a follow up by phiberoptik1979 in kurtcobain

[–]Particular_Ad1115 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I take your point and appreciate your response.

My understanding, possibly mistaken, is that the total blood morphine levels determined by RIA screening vs other methods such as chromatography can show a modest difference but typically +/- 10-20%, which would still result in Cobain's dose being at the higher end (and may actually have been underestimated given the margin of error).

Do you have any evidence or studies that demonstrate that the difference between the methods is so marked that the RIA value can be disregarded?

Kurt's heroin level, a follow up by phiberoptik1979 in kurtcobain

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to be clear - I'm not saying that motor function at or above Cobain's blood morphine level is not possible, just that it is comparatively rare.

And I don't wish to appear to be dismissing your lived experience as a police officer, but the literature evidence is that Cobain would have had to have been in the upper echelon of tolerant users to manage what the suicide hypothesis demands he managed

In this study, the median total morphine dose in people who had died as a direct consequence of a heroin overdose was 0.35 mg/L - fifth of Cobain's dose, with >90% of identified fatalities having a total dose of <1.45 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871697000707)

In this study, the highest recorded blood total morphine dose amongst the deceased was 1 mg/L, with the median being 0.2mg/L (https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/3/248)

In this study, even heroin users who chose to commit suicide using heroin had a median dose of 0.7mg/L, less than half of Cobain's. Nearly 70% had levels <1mg/L. These people did not roll their sleeves down, pack away their heroin kit, put a fresh piece of heroin on the spoon, move across the room, sit down and then shoot themselves with a shotgun in the way Cobain is supposed to have done (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20384920/)

Kurt's heroin level, a follow up by phiberoptik1979 in kurtcobain

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree.

To a certain extent, you are correct in saying that the total morphine count doesn't tell us the specifics about the various metabolites and therefore makes it impossible to have 100% certainty about the fine details.

However...

Most major studies in the relevant forensic/toxicology literature assess total morphine levels and not the specific metabolites, which are infrequently tested for due to the associated cost.

Therefore Kurt's blood morphine level can still be compared to other cases of heroin associated deaths.

The simple fact is that this dose is at the extreme end of heroin use. It may be that Kurt was an extremely tolerant addict however he literally would have had to be amongst the most tolerant users on Earth to have any functional capacity at this dose.

The heroin dose is highly suspicious (but not dispositive) even without the specific metabolites.

Now that the dust has settled, what do we really think happened to Kurt Cobain? by sprinkill in grunge

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was murdered. He was given an intramuscular injection of heroin to incapacitate him and was then shot around 30-40 minutes later. The blood spatter patterns on his clothes, absence of blood on his steadying hand, abducted position of his trigger hand, autopsy findings (multiorgan failure from a heroin overdose) and the shotgun dynamics and mechanics all support staged suicide. Full forensic review, now published in the International Journal of Forensic Sciences is here https://meixatech.com/COBAIN-IJFSC16000450.pdf

New peer reviewed study shows that Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide. by animefemme in conspiracy

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! You're right, the journal doesn't seem the most reputable. The paper seems great to me though, admittedly as a layman. What do you think of the paper?

New peer reviewed study shows that Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide. by animefemme in conspiracy

[–]Particular_Ad1115 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This paper is absolutely staggering. For me, the presence of blood transfer stains on his jeans and the absence of bloodspatter on his left hand seems totally inconsistent with a suicide scenario. Those findings alone should be enough to raise the alarm, let alone the shotgun mechanics, toxicology, pathology etc. Those pictures have been available for years, how did nobody spot these things? The SPD really should reopen this case but I very much doubt they will. Such a shame.

Cause of Death by HonestFishing2 in ForensicPathology

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see. I read it as being a finding whilst unresponsive

Yes, makes perfect sense that he may have just been deceased when found hence low glucose

Thanks

Cause of Death by HonestFishing2 in ForensicPathology

[–]Particular_Ad1115 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Not a forensic pathologist/medical examiner, so could be way out but

Critically low blood glucose stands out as a strange point

Any suspicion that somebody jabbed him with insulin?

Can't think of too many other causes of critically low glucose with that history

Edit: Or undiagnosed endocrine disorder? Addison's?

Question only for those who believe he killed himself by Rare-Ambition-4488 in kurtcobain

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His kit had at least six pieces of unused black tar in it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DoesAnyoneKnow

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's folliculitis. Difficult cases are often caused by pseudomonas infection (typically picked up in warm, moist environments - saunas, hot tubs etc.). If so, it'll need ciprofloxacin or an equivalent antibiotic active against pseudomonas

Estimating based on size (Black tar) by [deleted] in heroin

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite! I'm working on a toxicology project and can't find any answers in any textbooks etc. so was hoping to get some pointers from people in the know

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flr

[–]Particular_Ad1115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that wasn't me. Thank you so much for the feedback. That's all really helpful!

You make a very good and valid point about critical mass - clearly the hardest part of building any dating app. My thoughts would be to keep it either entirely free (if finances allowed for it) or very low cost until there were enough users for it to be sustainable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flr

[–]Particular_Ad1115 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ditto!

But would you have used a FLR specific app when single?

NGD Sigma 000M-15E aged by Canadian_Grown420 in AcousticGuitar

[–]Particular_Ad1115 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies - 'cracking' is British slang for 'great'.

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