do you think that letting someone live on like support is torture? even if they flatlined once and came back
2006-09-24 13:38:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
no. quality of life is the foundation for this procedure.
2006-09-24 13:40:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a hospital. Most of the time when someone flatlines they do not come back, however sometimes the do. There is an ACLS protocol that we follow when a person arrests. Several drugs are pushed thru an IV and if necessary the person is shocked. They are definitely dead when a code is called. IF a person is resuscitated and you get a heart rate back you continue with life support.
You just don't "pull the plug". A lot is involved before that decsison is made. Several test are performed to determine viability and quality of life. I do not think it is murder.....
2006-09-24 13:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is inhumane to have someone on life support when they don't want to be. I think the idea of a 'living will' that states conditions under which doctors can terminate your life is a good idea.
This might seem mercenary, but it is also grossly irresponsible to use public money and scarce hospital resources to keep some withered non-human alive, when there are so many people who never have the opportunity to receive basic health care, dental care, or housing and food. I think if you looked at the 'good' done by keeping someone 'alive' - and are they really alive? - and compared it to the good you could do using the resources in other ways, there would be no comparison.
However, any laws about this need to include a tribunal becuse, as per Schiavvo, there will always be people with vested interests whose integrity is questionable - we don't want any mistakes.
2006-09-24 13:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in a position to let a relative go.This person was not brain dead, she told me she did not want to die.She was 85 years old and we were told she had less then a year. I was the only one who voted not to pull the plug.I stopped the plug from been pulled because I knew it was murder.The rest of the family felt I was a fool.
2006-09-24 14:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by radio309 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a in depth ethical and legal question. Worst thing we can do is turn on each other for our opinions... but no I wouldn't say it's murder 100% of the time. Depends on the situation.
I WOULD, however, say that firing a good doctor is possibly murder. Who's responsible for a shortage of doctors and overpriced healthcare? Yes. That's right. Tort law. You got it.
2006-09-24 13:42:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i dont think it is torture to keep someone on life support if there might be a chance they will pull out of it, but if looks as if there is know hope, you should be able to pull the plug.
2006-09-24 13:48:47 · answer #6 · answered by firstknight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if there is no chance of survival then it would probably be the most humane thing to do, rather than do let them suffer. If you were in a vegetative state, what would you want for you?
2006-09-24 13:42:01 · answer #7 · answered by Drew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very hard decision, but it depends how long they have been on life support. Sorry I can't help here...
2006-09-24 13:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by n/a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. if they r technichally alive they should have the right to live
hope i was help
2006-09-24 13:46:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. not if the person is brain dead.
2006-09-24 13:42:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋