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    • Life and Death in the ICU

    Monday, November 19th, 2007

    For those of you that work in the ICU, it looks like we are doing a good job in helping family members deal with their loved one’s death. According to this NIH funded study, family members of patients who died in the ICU tend to be more satisfied than family members of patients who survived […]

    Why Being Alive is Not Necessarily Required for Hospital Admittance…

    Friday, April 27th, 2007

    Medics baffled as ‘dead’ man found breathing
    So the patient arrested, was worked on for 30 minutes, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead, but then started breathing again as he was being prepared for the morgue.
    Yes, folks this actually happens. I’ve never actually seen it happen with such a good outcome, (usually after […]

    Sunday, March 20th, 2005

    I can tell death is going to be an issue.
    It seems like the majority of the patients on my unit don’t make it out alive. Most people who work on the unit say, “If they ever try to bring me here as a patient, shoot me first.” They’re not kidding.
    It really hit me the other […]