Famous Last Words

60Gunner

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Could you add me to your pinglist?

[JZelle]

Please add me to your ping list.

Thanks!

[null and void]

I can relate. I only went to the Dr. today because my rales were loud enough to keep me awake last night...

[jwparkerjr]

I don't know what the stats are these days, but 30 years ago when I involved prehospital emergency care their sudden-death episode was the first sign of trouble for 50 percent, yes half, of those who died from heart problems! No chest pain, no sweating, no fear of impending doom, just suddenly dizzy, then unconscious and then usually dead.

A few of them would be resuscitated but for the most part they were simply alive one minute and dead the next.

Interestingly in a study we did it was found that smokers had a better chance of surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest. We figured it was because their body was already accustomed to less oxygen.

[niteowl77]

I enjoy reading your nursing stories. Please add me to your ping list. Thanks.

[Guenevere]

I would like to be on your ping list.....I enjoy your stories.

[SunnyUsa]

"I can't give you an answer for why he did," I said, handing her a box of Kleenex. "You know him better than I do. But I've seen alot of people who come in with heart attacks who refuse to believe it even when they can hardly breathe and the staff is swarming them. It is a frightening thing to face, and people respond to the prospect of mortality in their own ways."

You are so great - what a wonderful way to help her out when she was feeling guilt - for doing the right thing! We so often have our patients, and then our patient's loved ones too to care for!

I would think he was very out of character/anxious considering how his heart was trying hard to say alive despite it's severe injury.

Do you find that codes happen often at change of shift? We had a successful code the other day - one of two - both happened at change of shift - what's up w/that?

[Volunteer]

Please add me to your ping list.

What a great story and what a sad guy.

[GovernmentShrinker]

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Funny how your last story (at least the last one that I saw) was about a patient who was obviously quite dead, but whose heart insisted on continuing to beat anyway.

[ex-snook]

"I bet you thought it was "Hey, watch this." Those actually run a close second.)"

That was my choice for first.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Very good writing. I was interested in each and every word.

[xJones]

Dude, you've got to write a book if only using your FR threads. They're highly informative and helpful in so many ways.

[Paved Paradise]

This is an excellent piece and may, very likely, save someone's life. God bless you. With all the modern technology today, I'm afraid people really believe they are more invincible than in times past.

[dighton]

The noted English surgeon, Joseph Henry Green, passed away in 1863. Just before the end he looked at his doctor, pointed to his heart, said “Congestion,” then counted his own pulse, remarked “Stopped,” and died.

— Clifton Fadiman, Some Passing Remarks on Some Passing Remarks.

[beaureguard]

Add me to your ping list, please.

Thanks!

[MoochPooch]

Very riveting. Thanks.

[CaptRon]

I drove myself when I had my first heart attack. The doctor wasn't happy with it but he told me if I'd waited for an ambulance I might not have made it at all.

[wideminded]

Fascinating. Instructive. Great writing.

(please add me to your ping list)

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, THAT was a classy exit.

There'll always be an England . . .

[JohnD9207]

Ping me Gunner...remember we had that little chat about the Nursing unions crap......we could exchange stories.