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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  You are right...but (and I am basing this only on 35+ years in critical care nursing) if there was no one there that could intubate her, to get past the laryngospasm she was apparently in, so she could get oxygen to her brain/organs, and then people that knew how to give effective CPR.....they could have all the right equipment right at her side and it was all for naught. And something else....she was out to dinner the night before she had this done....usually, with surgery, you are definately nothing by mouth from AT LEAST midnight on....and in the case of seniors, in a clinic setting, you would think only perhaps liquids for dinner the night before.....that is something our out patient ambulatory surgery department always told their patients to do. Lordy lordy.....so unnecessary..... |
I totally agree with you and I am a Cardiovascular tech so I do understand what you are saying. You could only hope that if there was a crash cart there, they would have someone or multiple people there that are trained to use it. It's such a shame to think this unfortunate tragedy could have been avoided. My sister was telling me tonight that the night before her surgery, Joan Rivers was performing a show in Manhattan and joked about dying. Oh so eerie!