Comments on: Heath Ledger, accidental overdose http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Medicine Manhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83390 The Medicine Man Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83390 I wonder what criteria the medical examiner used to diagnose "accidental overdose" as opposed to suicide.<br/><br/>This may make a significant difference to his life insurance beneficiaries and will <i>surely</i> make a difference to his physicians' malpractice carriers.<br/><br/>John I wonder what criteria the medical examiner used to diagnose “accidental overdose” as opposed to suicide.

This may make a significant difference to his life insurance beneficiaries and will surely make a difference to his physicians’ malpractice carriers.

John

]]> By: jayparkinsonmdhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83386 jayparkinsonmd Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83386 It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this wasn't an accidental overdose. It's not that hard to secure plenty of controlled substances from multiple different doctors considering his status and how unorganized our state-by-state pharmaceutical dispensing system is. NY state has a reasonably good system but when you are Heath Ledger and have a doctor in CA, NY, New Zealand, and wherever else you want...it looks much less like malpractice vs. simply having the ability to get any drug you want. <br/>Also, a close friend of mine was a close friend of his and knew the types of things he'd been saying the past few weeks about his life...it wasn't accidental. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that this wasn’t an accidental overdose. It’s not that hard to secure plenty of controlled substances from multiple different doctors considering his status and how unorganized our state-by-state pharmaceutical dispensing system is. NY state has a reasonably good system but when you are Heath Ledger and have a doctor in CA, NY, New Zealand, and wherever else you want…it looks much less like malpractice vs. simply having the ability to get any drug you want.
Also, a close friend of mine was a close friend of his and knew the types of things he’d been saying the past few weeks about his life…it wasn’t accidental.

]]> By: ERMursehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83384 ERMurse Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/heath-ledger-accidental-overdose.html#comment-83384 Makes you wonder if these meds were prescribed by one MD or many. If one, sounds like malpractice to me. Makes a good case for medication reconcilliation Makes you wonder if these meds were prescribed by one MD or many. If one, sounds like malpractice to me. Makes a good case for medication reconcilliation

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