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	<title>Comments on: Did Demerol cause Michael Jackson&#8217;s cardiac arrest and death?</title>
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		<title>By: MJ_Fan</title>
		<link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/did-demerol-cause-michael-jacksons-cardiac-arrest-and-death.html/comment-page-1#comment-107333</link>
		<dc:creator>MJ_Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why would the doctor refuse to pronounce him dead at the scene?  What would doing that entail?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would the doctor refuse to pronounce him dead at the scene?  What would doing that entail?</p>
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		<title>By: The Zebra that Killed Michael Jackson! &#171; the rogue tomato</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Zebra that Killed Michael Jackson! &#171; the rogue tomato</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] To read Dr. Pho&#8217;s full article on the Jackson case, click here. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] To read Dr. Pho&#8217;s full article on the Jackson case, click here. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Paynehertz</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paynehertz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course, opiates are the first thing to be blamed but for someone habituated to opiates, it would take a pretty hefty dose way above the norm to cause respiratory depression sufficient enough to cause cardiac arrest. Most likely, it was his lupus that did him in, as lupus predisposes its sufferers to heart problems due to inflammation of the arteries and heart and cardiac arrest does tend to be a leading cause of death in lupus patients. In either case, a shortened lifespan would not be inconsistent with lupus.

Mr Jackson had a damn good reason to be on opiates, as lupus can be as painful as hell. That&#039;s probably why he stopped performing. It can also lead to psychosis and other mental problems, which might explain some of his weird behavior. Let&#039;s dispense with the knee-jerk assumption that any celebrity on pain medication must be an addict and if anyone on pain medication dies, it must be due to the drugs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course, opiates are the first thing to be blamed but for someone habituated to opiates, it would take a pretty hefty dose way above the norm to cause respiratory depression sufficient enough to cause cardiac arrest. Most likely, it was his lupus that did him in, as lupus predisposes its sufferers to heart problems due to inflammation of the arteries and heart and cardiac arrest does tend to be a leading cause of death in lupus patients. In either case, a shortened lifespan would not be inconsistent with lupus.</p>
<p>Mr Jackson had a damn good reason to be on opiates, as lupus can be as painful as hell. That&#8217;s probably why he stopped performing. It can also lead to psychosis and other mental problems, which might explain some of his weird behavior. Let&#8217;s dispense with the knee-jerk assumption that any celebrity on pain medication must be an addict and if anyone on pain medication dies, it must be due to the drugs.</p>
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		<title>By: Emvica</title>
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		<dc:creator>Emvica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve seen a couple people overdose on opiates(both survived, good ol&#039; Narcan) and they *completely* stopped breathing. CPR isn&#039;t going to do much if you&#039;re not giving mouth-to-mouth. In my opinion, it&#039;s looking like this may be exactly what happened to MJ. 

From my experience, most EMTs will have Narcan with them, though it may not be this way in other places. If only, if only...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve seen a couple people overdose on opiates(both survived, good ol&#8217; Narcan) and they *completely* stopped breathing. CPR isn&#8217;t going to do much if you&#8217;re not giving mouth-to-mouth. In my opinion, it&#8217;s looking like this may be exactly what happened to MJ. </p>
<p>From my experience, most EMTs will have Narcan with them, though it may not be this way in other places. If only, if only&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Jules</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jules</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/26/emergency-workers-felt-jackson-dead-at-scene/

When EMTs arrived at Michael Jackson&#039;s home yesterday, the medics wanted to pronounce him dead on the scene -- but Michael&#039;s personal doctor refused to let them &quot;call it&quot; -- this according to sources close to the situation.

When EMTs arrived there was evidence someone had been performing CPR on Michael for &quot;quite some time.&quot; There was evidence of Lidocaine -- an old-school drug that can be used to treat disturbances in the heart&#039;s rhythm. Medics took over performing CPR but determined Jackson was lifeless -- and wanted to call the coroner to pick up the body.

We&#039;re told Jackson was flat-lined when EMTs arrived. 

But our sources say M.J.&#039;s doc demanded EMTs continue performing CPR anyway, and demanded that they take Michael to the hospital. 

Once they arrived at UCLA, we&#039;re told Jackson&#039;s doc continued to personally administer CPR -- even though it was clear Jackson was already gone.&lt;/cite&gt;</description>
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<p>When EMTs arrived at Michael Jackson&#8217;s home yesterday, the medics wanted to pronounce him dead on the scene &#8212; but Michael&#8217;s personal doctor refused to let them &#8220;call it&#8221; &#8212; this according to sources close to the situation.</p>
<p>When EMTs arrived there was evidence someone had been performing CPR on Michael for &#8220;quite some time.&#8221; There was evidence of Lidocaine &#8212; an old-school drug that can be used to treat disturbances in the heart&#8217;s rhythm. Medics took over performing CPR but determined Jackson was lifeless &#8212; and wanted to call the coroner to pick up the body.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re told Jackson was flat-lined when EMTs arrived. </p>
<p>But our sources say M.J.&#8217;s doc demanded EMTs continue performing CPR anyway, and demanded that they take Michael to the hospital. </p>
<p>Once they arrived at UCLA, we&#8217;re told Jackson&#8217;s doc continued to personally administer CPR &#8212; even though it was clear Jackson was already gone.</p>
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		<title>By: LaurenWilder</title>
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		<dc:creator>LaurenWilder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Any celebrity hangeroner cardiologist always brings plenty of Narcan and respiratory support to every visit.  It was the 20 other things in his system competing and contradicting that caused MJ to crash.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any celebrity hangeroner cardiologist always brings plenty of Narcan and respiratory support to every visit.  It was the 20 other things in his system competing and contradicting that caused MJ to crash.</p>
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		<title>By: Happy Hospitalist</title>
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		<dc:creator>Happy Hospitalist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe he 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-may-have-died-from.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;died from fibromyalgia&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe he<br />
<a href="http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-may-have-died-from.html" rel="nofollow">died from fibromyalgia</a></p>
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		<title>By: Los Angeles real estate development</title>
		<link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/did-demerol-cause-michael-jacksons-cardiac-arrest-and-death.html/comment-page-1#comment-97033</link>
		<dc:creator>Los Angeles real estate development</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For what I understand it will take 4-6 weeks to know the actual cause of Michael&#039;s death.  When all is said and done we may know a lot more about why Michael was the Michael Jackson we came to know and not the young man from the Jackson 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For what I understand it will take 4-6 weeks to know the actual cause of Michael&#8217;s death.  When all is said and done we may know a lot more about why Michael was the Michael Jackson we came to know and not the young man from the Jackson 5</p>
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		<title>By: Web Media Daily &#8211; Friday June 26, 2009 &#124; Reinventing Yourself...</title>
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		<dc:creator>Web Media Daily &#8211; Friday June 26, 2009 &#124; Reinventing Yourself...</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Did Demerol cause Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death? [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Dr. Mary Johnson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dr. Mary Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My thoughts last night:  http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/not-much-else-to-say-today.html

And this morning: http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-prediction-on-michael-jackson-doctor.html

I probably won&#039;t post any more on the subject.  Nancy Grace &amp; company have to had something to do;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My thoughts last night:  <a href="http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/not-much-else-to-say-today.html" rel="nofollow">http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/not-much-else-to-say-today.html</a></p>
<p>And this morning: <a href="http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-prediction-on-michael-jackson-doctor.html" rel="nofollow">http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-prediction-on-michael-jackson-doctor.html</a></p>
<p>I probably won&#8217;t post any more on the subject.  Nancy Grace &amp; company have to had something to do;)</p>
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