tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post5590908228931456675..comments2023-12-19T22:53:18.256-08:00Comments on the Happy Medic: The Will of the LivingThe Happy Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-27388595982438623562009-08-04T23:46:03.896-07:002009-08-04T23:46:03.896-07:00I live by the "ya got ten minutes rule"....I live by the "ya got ten minutes rule"...<br /><br />Play with my corpse for 10 minutes then F off!!! I'm DEAD!!! <br /><br />Most of us that have run a code have gotten the patient back after 30+ minutes and we know we only kept an ICU nurse employed for a few weeks. It's not for the patient. Sometimes I think we should start the clock when we walk in and work a code. No 3 rounds and were done. Hands on, tick, tick, tick, ding 15 minutes, Pop-Tart done...<br /><br />We give hope, we get people back that live on machines until someone finally says pull the plug, time to move on with life. Nothing wrong with that though. Some people need closure with a heartbeat. We have to remember that when we work a code that it's not always about the patient but of the friends and family that need it. Such is life.Mystery Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099422291971230871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-86761055532131657132009-08-04T14:32:45.998-07:002009-08-04T14:32:45.998-07:00Great Post HM,
Im going to take a look at that s...Great Post HM, <br /><br />Im going to take a look at that site and sort something out over here. Mrs999 and I have been talking about it for ages but we just never seem to get round to it. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />As for the post, coming from an oncology and hospice background (in my early nursing career), I really understand the importance of a 'good death', both for the patient and the family.<br /><br />I dont find it hard at all to stand back and let nature take its course when everything is put in order and is above board. I do however, find it traumatic when the family are saying they have a DNR but cannot produce it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-42957209977695614922009-08-04T09:51:42.353-07:002009-08-04T09:51:42.353-07:00Great post Happy. My wife and I did the same thing...Great post Happy. My wife and I did the same thing a few years ago. Prearranged our funerals, got living wills... the whole shebang. Both of our families have copies, our attorney has one, we each made a copy for our PCP (it's in our records) and there's one in the "important papers file" in the house. Overkill? Maybe. But the peace of mind is worth it.Rob Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049926989073068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-36071157329241127462009-08-04T09:30:08.323-07:002009-08-04T09:30:08.323-07:00Nice post Happy. Well said.Nice post Happy. Well said.Ckemtphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120372673086912853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-2710465991230700942009-08-04T08:38:53.692-07:002009-08-04T08:38:53.692-07:00Very well written and very heartfelt. My Man has ...Very well written and very heartfelt. My Man has been putting this off for a long time. Cops are supposed to be smart... No offense meant to any other LEO, just wish my man would get it done, Lord knows I don't want to make that call.911 and the Randomness..https://www.blogger.com/profile/15124774472813567041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-11003036824232234932009-08-04T08:09:14.677-07:002009-08-04T08:09:14.677-07:00Well said. And, thanks. It is on the list of thi...Well said. And, thanks. It is on the list of things to do...sooner rather than later.<br /><br />Cheers.MotorCophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911811761776567187noreply@blogger.com