In article <00d001be1f14$d7d32aa0$aad193c3@default>, Paul Attwood
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>A cardiac arrest is by definition an emergency and we are not and have
>never been an emergency service.
Hmm - like meningitis, quinsy, epiglott, asthma, cardiac failure etc
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>Now I know that our circumstances, being only 10 mins from AEU in most
>areas, are good and if I were in North Yorks for example I may be more
>interventive.
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>To those who feel I am callous I ask when did you last hone your CPR ALS
>skills??? Me ALS 3 years ago and last intubated (a prem) in 1983. I do not
>consider myself a person who would be too useful in a Cardiac Arrest.
I am one of a few GP ALS instructors
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>As for diagnosis of death contentious.
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>An expected death would be unlikely to trigger CPR and could wait for own GP
>to certify next morning if circumstances permitted.
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>An unexpected death I would contend should not be a GP problem!! (Ducks
>down) Good article in Pulse a month or two back where some forensic guy was
>suggesting in an era of large Co-ops that the role of the Police Surgeon
>should be extended to include unexpected deaths.
I think that was Guy Rutty - an old drinking mate of mine at med school
;-)
Cheers
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Jelly Bean
'When you get fed up surfing....
.....go find some waves'
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