Who made the call? Why?
When she checked into the Old Folks’ Home, she signed a DNR.
Her wishes were fulfilled.
Death-Care ................................................................ FRegards
The nursing home confiremed its policy is to wait for EMS to get there and start CPR.
What the hell? What satanic vision inspired this policy, what bureaucratic POS dreamed it up? The place is named wrong; it’s Screwtape Gardens.
I am a nurse and an EMT. I cannot imagine working in a place that tells me not to do CPR on someone who wants it done, although I will honor a DNR. If you wait ten minutes for EMS to get there, you might as well not bother with CPR at all.
The ever growing love of death, both individual and collective.
Six or eight years ago, a relative and I were in the drive of his house and noticed a commotion at the neighboring farm. A car was parked beside the road, hazard lights flashing, and three or four kids were running around screaming beside a couple of tractors in the neighbors yard. We hopped in the car and drove the quarter mile down to his place, and learned that the farmer had got himself wrapped up between the drive wheels of the separate tractors as he tried to jump start one from the other. My relative drove quickly back to his place and got one of his tractors and a chain, which we hooked up to the drive wheel of the smaller tractor. The poor devil, at this point, was still alive and talking to us; I was an army medic and figured I might be able to help. Just as we started to pull the tractors apart, an ambulance pulled up, paramedics rushed out and considered the situation, then ordered us to do nothing, informing us that the medical examiner was on his way. They would not allow us to do anything, threatening us with possible arrest if we tried to pull the tractors apart, despite our protests that he didn’t need a medical examiner, he needed paramedics. Nonetheless, they made us wait. When the medical examiner finally showed up about twenty minutes later, the poor guy was long dead, and once he was pronounced, they let us go ahead and separate the tractors.
It’s not likely that anything could have been done for the guy; when we got him out his guts spilled out on the ground: one of the tractor’s axles had disemboweled him. But to this day I’ll be sorely tempted to refuse to aid a person in this type of predicament if I find out the guy’s a lawyer. The lousy bastards are ruining this country.
The nurse and facility should be charged with murder.
Just wanted to say that in the Bakersfield area people are more likely to be CONSERVSTIVE than liberal. I know a lot of people think “fruits and nuts” but so do most people in Bakersfield about the coastal Calis.
If the people who put grandma in the home were not aware of that “policy” that home will be sued up the tuckus. As well it should if that is the case.
Wonder if grandma knew it was their policy.
I hope the family takes action to sue the owner. They are scared to do anything that makes them liable. I understand how this crap got started. But I can’t imagine a worker sitting there and doing nothing.
I wonder if that elderly woman has any sons like me?
I had several relatives who lived into their late 90s and into their 100s, my favorite aunt living to age 99. If this had happened to her when she was 87, we would all have missed out on 12 years of her life, during which she continued to give joy and inspiration to many.
That’s just criminal.
If there was a DNR...this sounds ok...if NO DNR...there could be problems...I had to sign a DNR for my grandmother when she was about 90 .... 90 yr olds who have been laying in a nursing home for 10 years would probably have their ribs broken by resucitation...my grandmother had been there 10 years, didn’t know me, and I didn’t know what else to do.
CPR is against their policy!
An Obama facility for sure.
I’ll wager their guests/patients were NOT aware of this policy!
Murder. The “nurse” needs to be shot. I hope her name is tracked down and advertised. Wouldn’t want to be a leader in genocide if I were a amoral liberal in the US.
Jury nullification...
You can call me almost anything....
But don’t call me late for DNR.
Who needs Medicare to pay $3k a month for this ?
If you’re (presumably) paying for an on-site nurse, why ?
Edith down the hall can call 911 and watch you die for free.