But if the patient wants all treatments and procedures done to keep them alive…….it really cost nothing but a few minutes to try.
So why not?
The longest I ever worked a patient was 40 minutes. About 10 of those minutes were in the Ambulance while on the way to the hospital.
30 minutes in the recuss room at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
Got him back once, but he died and didn’t come back again.
I was going to get paid whether I was standing around picking my nose or performing compressions or bagging him.
So why not?
You’re an awesome person. Thank you.
I agree. If CPR might work, it costs nothing but some effort to try.