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What does a life support machine look like?
something that keep olive machine that and it is white
When was the life support machine invented?
2 August 1877
What is life support?
Maintenance of the vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery: "a life-support machine".
Does a life support machine have a on off switch or button?
One of the true mysteries of life I suppose..
What does life support mean?
Life support is when the person body is in a really bad shape (like after a really bad car crash or overdose). They put a life support on the person life is supported by the machine- that why it is called a life support; supports life. Sometimes the person ends up relying completely on the machine and will never wake up. The doctor switch off the life support because the person life is dependant on it and they can never come off it- they will never wake up.
What is in artificial life support?
When a patient needs a machine, or a ventilator to breath for them, then that patient is on artificial life support. When a patient does not have the ability to breath on their own, or eat on their own, they will need artificial life support, or they will die.
How much does it cost to run a life support machine?
$2000- $3000 a day
What is the Definition of Life Support?
Anything that supports life. The sun, for example, could easily be defined as a life support machine, as could air. If you mean within a hospital, a life support machine is one which performs any functions that the patient's internal organ are currently unable to perform, usually as a result of massive trauma or brain damage.
How can one make oneself breathe?
Get off the life support machine, and I'll tell you.
What is the longest time on life a support machine?
The longest recorded time a person has been on a life support machine is over 37 years. Paul Fairbanks, of California, was on a ventilator from the age of two until he passed away at the age of 39 in 2017.
How does switching off a life-support machine for a terminally ill patient affect payment of life insurance?
I wasn't aware it had any affect.
Do you think switching off a life support machine is euthanasia?
No because their already dead. The life support is keeping the body alive. If it wasn't for the life support they would be long gone. So it's best just to let nature take it's natural causes.
