Someone asked me this and wondered what you thought
2006-10-20 06:21:24 · 31 answers · asked by Star dust 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
okay fine so the doctor doesn't die but he has like a heart attack or something...
2006-10-20 06:27:58 · update #1
Theres probably health and safety issues to considered first, after a few pointless meetings and more time and money wasted maybe they'd get round to the patient on the table and doctor laying on the floor!?
2006-10-20 13:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an interesting question. But if he DIED then theres not much a doctor can do. Id imagine,if the patient in surgery were stable at that moment,theyd start with the doctor and call in other doctors to finish surgery or theyd finish surgery when the new doctors came in for the dead doc.
2006-10-20 06:24:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The assistant surgeon would assume operating responsibilities and the OR nurse would initiate a code (CPR) until the code team from the hospital or the paramedics if it was in a free standing surgery center arrived.
I work in a hospital & people (not doctors yet) die all the time. We still have to call a "code Blue" and initiate CPR, even if they've been dead for a few minutes.
But if your situation happened, the assistant surgeon would be leagally responisible to attending to the patient, assuming the surgery was already underway.
2006-10-20 06:33:01 · answer #3 · answered by Girl named Sue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During surgery there's at least two docs present and sometimes more. They would call a code to work on the doc, meanwhile the 2nd assistant would take over the surgery until some decision were made, sometimes the assistant isn't necessarily a surgeon. Some hospitals have special protocols in place so everyone knows exactly what to do. It's a pretty rare situation.
2006-10-20 13:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Shaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first reaction from the other doctors/nurses in the OR would be: to check the doctor's ABC's = airway, breathing and circulation.. if these are secured, they would most likely transfer the unfortunate surgeon to another room and continue on with the patient. =) ofcourse, there are other people inside the OR, so not all of the doctors and nurses would give their attention to the unfortunate doctor unless necessary. =)
2006-10-20 23:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the doctor "DIED" then why would they work on him?
THey would continue working on the patient.
Technically, if you are in surgery and you are cut open, they cant stop working on you. THey need to finish that first. If however your surgery has not begun and the doctor collapsed, they could work on the doctor.
Notice the difference is what stage the surgery is in and is the doctor dead or alive...
2006-10-20 06:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by esb016 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the doctor because the doctor already died
2006-10-20 06:23:04 · answer #7 · answered by Hazel t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to assume it's a him, OK.
There would be no point in working on him if he was dead. Unless there was a chance to resuscitate him, of course.
In any case, as most doctor's surgeries run late, I'm sure the patient could wait a bit longer.
2006-10-20 06:26:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say I'm pretty sure they'd have a team to try and revive the doctor and have another doctor finish the surgery.
2006-10-20 06:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by daughtofthking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, surgeons usually have an assistant surgeon to help them out, especially in neurosurgery and in cardiac surgery.
Likely another team of docs would be simultaneously resuscitating the fallen surgeon while the back up worked to stabilize the patient.
2006-10-20 06:25:07 · answer #10 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋