Comments on: A physician is sued for violating a living will http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/physician-is-sued-for-violating-living.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/physician-is-sued-for-violating-living.html#comment-72859 Anonymous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/a-physician-is-sued-for-violating-a-living-will.html#comment-72859 Psst: the description of the incident was from the patient's grand-daughter (Scheible) not the attorney.<br/><br/>Whether or not her attorney coached her to describe it as such, this is exactly the way that most people would describe what happened to her granny in that situation.<br/><br/>This granddaughter (the one who helped her sign the papers), seemed justifiably pissed off - attorney or no attorney. Psst: the description of the incident was from the patient’s grand-daughter (Scheible) not the attorney.

Whether or not her attorney coached her to describe it as such, this is exactly the way that most people would describe what happened to her granny in that situation.

This granddaughter (the one who helped her sign the papers), seemed justifiably pissed off – attorney or no attorney.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/physician-is-sued-for-violating-living.html#comment-72852 Anonymous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/a-physician-is-sued-for-violating-a-living-will.html#comment-72852 I can see the new ACLS alogrithms. Lets see, asystole. First call the lawyer. Get another lawyer to agree with the first. Make sure there is no appeal. Debate the validity of the DNR if present. Pay the lawyers. (Bury the patient). Await the appeals. Then intubate (after digging up patient), give atropine, epi. Await medmal suit. I can see the new ACLS alogrithms. Lets see, asystole. First call the lawyer. Get another lawyer to agree with the first. Make sure there is no appeal. Debate the validity of the DNR if present. Pay the lawyers. (Bury the patient). Await the appeals. Then intubate (after digging up patient), give atropine, epi. Await medmal suit.

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