At 06:15 PM 12/11/00 +0000, Andy wrote:
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> Matthew has recently posted a link to the JRCALC guidelines for paramedics
> discontinuing cardiac resuscitation in certain circumstances. In my recent
> FFAEM topic review viva, the following issue was raised just as the viva
> finished (sadly I could have debated this one for hours!):
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> Should paramedics be allowed to pronounce life extinct in the adult
> normothermic non-traumatic cardiac arrest?
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> I anticipate this one will generate diverse opinion!!
I still think diverse evidence is preferable (qite a lot out there)
But I agree !
Opinions are more fun !
Charles Braullt EMT-P
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