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If the patient stops breathing and has no heartbeat is that consider legally dead?
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∙ 10y ago
No. Only no brain activity means death. This is called a flat-line.
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Who is allowed to legally perform an ekg on a patient?
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If a patient is pronounced legally brain dead does the hospital have the right to pull the plug even if the next living relative is refusing to unplug the respirator?
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In a medical malpractice lawsuit might the fact that the patient became more ill because he forgot to take his medicine affect the outcome of the case?
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What is the legal health record?
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What consequences would there be if a legally competent adult was treated without consent and an adverse event occurs?
If a legally competent adult is treated without consent and an adverse event occurs, the healthcare provider and institution could face legal repercussions such as a lawsuit for medical malpractice. The patient may also experience physical or emotional harm as a result of the unauthorized treatment, leading to potential distrust in the healthcare system. The incident could also damage the patient-provider relationship and impact future medical decisions.
What is the manual procedure to restart the breathing and heartbeat of a patient?
This procedure is called CPR.
What is a sentence with the word stethoscope?
The doctor used a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat during the examination.
When are you pronounced dead?
That depends greatly on the circumstances and location of death. In my state, if the patient is hospitalized, then two RN's (or a doctor) must come in together and both listen for a heartbeat for one full minute. If no heartbeat or breathing occurs, they call the time of death and notify the attending physician.
What does breathing stand for in first aid?
it stands for "is the patient breathing?"
What is a apneic patient?
a person who is not breathing
Is an unresponsive patient still breathing?
Could be. Breathing is not a response. A person who is unconscious would be unresponsive and still breathing.
What is a sentence for the word stethescope?
The doctor used the stethoscope to check the patient's heartbeat.
When the patient has discomfort in breathing while standing is?
orthopnea
Can you stop CPR when you have a pulse?
No. Monitor the pulse, and give rescue breathing if needed.
Is breathing a verb?
Breathing can be either a verb or noun, It is the present participle of the verb "to breathe." Examples: VERB- She was breathing hard. ('she' is the subject, 'was breathing' is the verb) NOUN- The patient's breathing was uneven. ('breathing' is the subject, 'was' is the verb)
Why is it important for the STSR to maintain the sterile field until the patient is extubated and breathing freely following a thyroidectomy?
Because an emergency tracheotomy is a possibility until patient is breathing freely.
What not to do when someone has a cardiac arrest?
When someone has a cardiac arrest, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) them. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) a life-sustaining act that has various techniques to restore the heartbeat or breathing. Patients with serious infections/cancer patients have no chance of recovery after CPR. On the other hand, patients survived after CPR end up with brain damage/disabilities. All these factors brought the DNR orders in 1970s into use. As per the DNR order, no one should perform CPR if the patient's heartbeat or breathing stops.
