Another one bites the dust or did they? Falsely accused of being dead

[medic417]

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=115907&catid=189

"Police were called to check on 89-year-old Ruth Shillinglaw Johnson on Oct. 1. According to a report, officers found her motionless on her bathroom floor, and one officer noted an odor "similar to a decomposition smell." "

 

[usalsfyre]

A good reminder of why to confirm death via multiple methods.

 

[jjesusfreak01]

A good reminder of why to confirm death via multiple methods.

And that smell is almost never a good indication of death. In my short EMS experience so far, the worst smelling person I ever smelled was very much alive, and was far far worse than any body I have ever encountered.

 

[MagicTyler]

I wounder why EMS wasnt called to declare...

 

[medic417]

Many places have a policy that with "obvious" death no need to call EMS.