Hospice patient declared dead but....

[ffemt8978]

74-year-old Nebraska woman pronounced dead, found to be alive, breathing at funeral home

A Nebraska woman pronounced dead at a nursing home was found to be alive when her body was being prepared at a funeral home.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Aprz]

Death is usually clear cut, but not always. If you think this won't happen to you, you're probably more likely to make this blunder.

 

[CCCSD]

ALWAYS perform the Stooge Maneuver.
Save your career.

 

[MMiz]

ALWAYS perform the Stooge Maneuver.
Save your career.

Stooge Maneuver?

 

[CCCSD]

A field procedure to ascertain reflex to stimulus, thus life function.

 

[NomadicMedic]

A field procedure to ascertain reflex to stimulus, thus life function.

 

[CCCSD]

^^^^ This Guy gets it^^^^

 

[DrParasite]

What Is the Lazarus Effect?

The Lazarus effect is when someone declared dead after cardiac arrest and CPR suddenly shows signs of life. Learn more about this rare phenomenon.

my.clevelandclinic.org

 

[E tank]

What Is the Lazarus Effect?

The Lazarus effect is when someone declared dead after cardiac arrest and CPR suddenly shows signs of life. Learn more about this rare phenomenon.

my.clevelandclinic.org

Dynamic hyper inflation/breath stacking...a consideration with bronchospastic dz, COPD, asthma etc. For as much as it is written about, it doesn't happen all that often at all IME...or when it does, people just stay dead and no one is the wiser.

 

[M3dicalR3dn3ck]

When it's questionable, we spend a good chunk of time making sure if they're dead or alive