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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 09:51 PM Original message |
Home defibrilator - wouldn't you think MJ might could have had one - they cost about $1300 |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. He probably didn't think he needed one. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Apparently a Doctor was at his home, sometimes |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. He had a cardiologist with him when he died. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Defibrilators are designed to "bring you back". |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. In real life, the survival rate after Code Blue is about 15% to 20%. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Out of hospital it's more like 5%. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. First, we don't know if it was a witnessed arrest |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. TV isn't real. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. People prone to lethal arrhythmia's have internal defibrillators implanted. |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. The company I work for has one on every floor... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Narcan would have near instantly reversed the effects of demerol. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I think the cardiologist needs to come forward. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I'm sure you know even if the Doctor doesn't carry Narcan. The Paramedics do. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Of course. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. It takes training |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I saw a TV news blurb long ago where someone demonstrated one |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. And I would still recommend you take the AED course |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Study Finds Home Defibrillator Is No Help - NYT from April 2, 2008 |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That is a non-article with a misleading headline |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. On another thread, someone claimed that a friend was part of the concert rehearsal |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Nonsense. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. Don't think he saw this one coming. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wasn't his personal doctor a cardiologist? |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I agree....I wondered about that, too. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. My husband and I were just talking about this post... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. I don't think defibrillators work for drug overdoses. They are for treating |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
25. Narcan would have been better to have. The Doctor could have reversed it at respiratory failure. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
27. He was completely broke, and living on advances. nt |
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