Is there a scripted thing they have to say?
2006-08-17 15:38:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They say, "Time of Death, 3:14" or whatever time it is. It's a legal requirement that they pronounce death along with the time (in the US / Canada---may be different in other countries.
2006-08-17 15:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do they say? They "call it," IT being the time of death. In an ER the trauma team will decide at what point they should cease trying to revive someone who obviously isn't coming back. When they stop the script is to, "call it" and note the time for record keeping.
If a body has been deceased the coroners job is to estimate the time and cause of death.
2006-08-17 22:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by communion6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are the coroner who comes to pronounce a body that was found dead, they estimate a time of death.
If it is the doctor who is present when the person dies, they call time of death. The script is, "Time of death...10:15 am" or whatever time it is.
2006-08-17 22:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by Nitris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Theyre either dead or not. DEAD is a medical term. Death, is the actual word. "time of death", for the death record.
Oh are you asking about how they inform the family?
I have never had a doctor tell me that. ITs always been a family member. They do have training on it, and how to talk to various cultures, etc. Its not pre-scripted.
2006-08-17 22:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Krista ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my brother died, the doctor said to me," Sunshine, your brother is dead." I already knew it. I was the one who stepped outside the room and said, "my brother has stopped breathing." For my husband, I called the nurse on the phone and said the same thing. Because he wanted to be resussitated if possible, a CODE BLUE was called and they quickly ushered me out of the room. I remember asking one of the techs as he left the room.,"Is my husband in Heaven yet?" He kindly said, "Not yet." When the attending doctor came out of the room, I asked the same question. He said, "Huh? What do you mean?" I was angry, (we had a little history), so I said,"Is my husband dead?" (I did not want to use that word.) The doctor said,"Oh yes, I pronounced him." When my Mom and Dad died, I knew it and called the doctors in. When my puppy needed to go to Heaven, I remember the doctor saying,"she's gone." NOW I'm crying. Each time I was given a sacred gift from God. I got to be alone with my darlings when they took their final breaths. It was holy.
2006-08-17 22:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by I am Sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They pronounce the time of death, first they auscultate the heart, feel the pulse, test for brainstem reflexes,stick a piece of Kleenex into the patient's eye for corneal reflex, flash a light, turn the head. And then look at their watch and say "Time of death: xx:xxpm/am"
Most of them (religious ones) mutter a quick prayer for the departed so that they may find peace, and go out to tell the family what's happened and comfort them.
2006-08-17 22:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by Filipe F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's dead Jim...
Mostly said staning over a guy wearing a red shirt.
2006-08-17 22:43:34 · answer #7 · answered by pinseter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're Dead?
2006-08-17 22:44:12 · answer #8 · answered by lstntfnd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On tv, they usually say "Time of death... 10:15 am" or something.
I guess this is standard doctor procedure.
They have to "call it" in this way.
2006-08-17 22:43:17 · answer #9 · answered by ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he simply addresses the family and says
"We just evaluated your husband/wife/father/etc's situation and have found that they are in stable condition. They're gonna be just fine."
Then when the family breathe their sighs of relief he pulls out a noisemaker puts on a party hat and says
"Just kidding! he's dead! LOL! PWNED!!"
2006-08-17 22:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋