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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Wharf Rat who wrote (681)4/17/2005 10:49:54 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
Now transweb.org
"no blood flow to the brain;"

So your heart stops for one minute and you're legally dead? That's what that seems to imply.

Seems like a DNR order could be a REAL BAD idea.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (681)4/18/2005 4:16:25 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot  Respond to of 42652
 
Wharf Rat, I don't think you will have a whole heap to say about how many EEGs, echos, calorics, neuro evals, etc., the hospital performs, over what period of time, to make sure you are really dead before your death certificate is signed. After all, you are dead, remember? <g> - Holly