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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:47 PM Original message |
Would a non celebrity receive 1 hour of CPR/resuscitation attempt? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not unheard of, depending on circumstances.... |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. yes if there was some hope... |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. My mother did... |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Jane Anonymous would not get to UCLA Medical Center. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. And yet, in the end, Michael Jackson died |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. That's untrue. UCLA is one of the ERs through the city who function to |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Yep. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Jane Anonymous would go to nearest hospital in the middle of a code |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. If it was the closest hospital |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
62. Not true. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
66. It is just a hospital |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. yes.... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ok. Thanks. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. So much for this whiner thread. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. shut up |
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katanalori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. DNR |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. They worked on my brother for awhile. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. They worked on my mother for a while too, |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes. They're obligated to keep trying until someone pronounces the patient dead |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. Not unusal at all |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. A friend of mine did - and her heart started working again on its own |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. 28 years! OMG. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I know. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. Geez... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. There was no whining. A simple question was asked. A lot of us did not know the answer. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. there are a lot of medical dramas on the Discovery channel |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I don't watch much teevee. Aside from Rachel Maddow and the occasional K.O. or |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
67. What it makes me think is not 'they watch TV' but |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yes, my husband did and he had cardiac arrest similar to what was described |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. sorry you lost your husband. Glad they made a heroic attempt |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
52. Of course they make a heroic attempt. That's their job.n/t |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Oh, I just want to hug you... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Thank you. It was almost five years ago. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Hugs and we care about everybody |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. I think it was brave of you to share... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Yes, been there, done that, shoulders and arms were sore for three days |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. so it's a decision made based on age? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. and family wishes |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Wow, that is an amazing story! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Hypothermia is that weird |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #49 |
68. Miracle here: over 10 min w/o pulse, induced hypothermia coma, expect full recovery |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Nope. They spent probably close to an hour on my 78 yr old dad |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. No, my husband was 78 and I told you in an earlier post what they did. n/t |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Ferchrissakes... yes! |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yes, they worked on my 77 year old grandma for almost an hour |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. 30-40 minutes. Depends on the state..... |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. They used the defibrillator on me 9 times just a few |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. wow. I'm glad you are ok. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Thanks |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. So glad that it worked for you! |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. OMG - welcome back |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
71. I think the defibrillator is the key. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. No, I was in the middle of a heart attack and undergoing a procedure |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
36. His personal physician was with him at the time? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Yes, he wasn't feeling well. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #36 |
57. The Sun is claiming that an aide told hospital officials that MJ's physician.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. My 88-yr-old retired housepainter grandfather from Nebraska with |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. smile |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. It depends on the situation, but yes. I have done CPR on a non-celeb for over and hour |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
50. My father-in-law did... |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
55. do you want to give Drs. credit for wanting their patient to live? |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
56. Hard to say, they must have thought there was a chance he could be revived if they worked that long |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
58. Do we envy and/or hate the rich even when they are dead? Sheesh! nt |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Oh! The poor rich! Won't somebody think of the RICH??!!!! |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #59 |
70. That was one of the dumbest replies I've ever read. Did you bother |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
60. Yes they would, I watched my mother arrest 4 times in the ER |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
61. Yes, they would. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. Yes. My mom did. Actually her circumstances convinced me he was dead prior to the |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
64. Depends on how it goes, during the attempt. Sometimes you can |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
65. In England, they worked on my father in law for at least that long. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
69. Yes (nt) |
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