Three of the things I deleted were the links to the pictures of the accident; another I edited out was the technical stuff, ie; patient vitals, so this is not(in all likelihood) made up. The man, in essence, bled to death once the pressure, through the extrication, was removed. The woman is an EMT with an emergency response flight team. This is the result of her review:
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There were a bunch of medical procedure questions, all were found within parameters and scope of the situation.
Then a few questions of personal issues, did I feel I was gaining something by what I did, would I have been better off to “rush” the extriction, would he have had a better chance sedated. I answered them all the same way I would have that day, NO, I was not gaining anything, NO, if the extrication was rushed it would have worsened Pt condition which was already deteriorating rapidly, sedation would have comatose the patient.
I ran down a list of meds, pressures, vitals etc. and followed with this Pt’s will to fight to stay with me till his wife got there.
I got a very disturbing stare form the flight admin for that last comment, “stayed with YOU?” Where Terry(her pilot) interrupted with “yes her, she was the one managing to keep her tome(sic) calm and level, so Lindsey could try and see the extent of injuries and possible extended trauma from any sort of partial extraction.”
There was a long silence and we were dismissed.
At 8:30 PM , I got a call at the flight office, “although your interpretation of the oath you signed is not particularly the same as all on the board, you and your crew have shown that the essence of protocol in the field is nothing more than a judgment call, not just here, but in review of other random drawn cases. Your crew should be commended for their diligence in making this man’s last moments, and his families, ones they can use to ease their grief, this matter is concluded with the exception of the boards heartfelt thanks, and apology. Please feel free Carol, to resume your schedule at your earliest convenience.” (Jonathon P Telleratsen, administrative director of operations)
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A friend of ours had a father who was dying and had to be put on an artificial respirator. He was alert and coherent. The doctors spoke with him and the family, stating there wasn't much more in treatment they could do-they recommended sending him home with a respirator, saying he could live a few more months. He declined. So they called everyone, set a time that the respirator would be shut off. Surrounded by family, our friend (his daughter), his wife, they all said their goodbyes, left the room and he was shut down. He died within minutes.