By Elizabeth M. Phillips, MD, MA, Catherine Marco, MD, FACEP, John Jesus, MD, David H. Wang, MD, and Gregory Luke Larkin, MD, MS, MSPH, FACEP|
on April 14, 2015
|1 Comment
Seriously? Best that modern can provide? They are under obligation if the family is physically pushing them around demanding things like ECMO. Especially if it’s their 14 yr son in commotio cordis, just because he doesn’t respond to 20 shocks and epinephrine doesn’t mean you call it (giving up) you start ECMO.
Especially if they family is threatening to stalk you for life for giving up on their kid.
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April 2, 2025
JustinSeriously? Best that modern can provide? They are under obligation if the family is physically pushing them around demanding things like ECMO. Especially if it’s their 14 yr son in commotio cordis, just because he doesn’t respond to 20 shocks and epinephrine doesn’t mean you call it (giving up) you start ECMO.
Especially if they family is threatening to stalk you for life for giving up on their kid.
Think outside your paychecks.