Oopsie at the VA
The UK’s Daily Mail reports that 46-year-old Danny Dunn was pronounced dead last week at the Lexington, Kentucky VA hospital. His wife,Jennifer Dunn, who went to the hospital with him was informed of his demise;
In accordance with her husband’s end-of-life wishes, Mrs Dunn made the decision to take him off life support, but she quickly discovered that Danny still had vital signs.
As of Monday, the 46-year-old veteran was very much alive, and according to his wife, apparently growing stronger.
‘He squeezed my hand when I asked him to,’ she said. ‘He opened his eyes when I asked him to. And he grabbed my hand.’
The Dunn family now want the ailing husband and father transferred to another hospital for treatment.
There’s a video report at Lex18. I wouldn’t read too much into this or specifically blame the VA – it happens frequently around the world. I mean, we all remember reading the stories about people coming back to life in the morgue.
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BRING OUT YER DEAD!
But. But. I’m not dead yet.
He’s says he’s not dead yet.
Yes, he is.
KLANK!!!!
(Whump of body being thrown into wagon.)
“Bring out yer dead!”
Obviously someone cannot be pronounced dead if they have a pulse. It could have happened at any hospital. It happens occasionally. When it does, it is emotional for families. Especially, when they may have to go through the process again if their loved one doesn’t recover. If everyone put themselves in the shoes of this family…we wouldnt have heartless comments. It’s not about which hospital here. It’s about a terrible mistake.
Well, I see someone is both humor-challenged and not a Monty Python fan.
Don’t flatter yourself about being “smarter” than anyone, bud. Your intellect is merely . . . adequate. Above, you’re merely stating the obvious – which everyone reading the article above already knew.
Those who can’t laugh at life are poor souls indeed.
You need to change the name you post under…. You are not smarter than anyone here.
Arrogance breeds ignorance.
We specialize in heartlessness here. In fact there is quite a lengthy process to be a full-fledged member of the TAH club. Most of the process is secret but I can tell you the preliminary steps. First, an applicant is surreptiously observed and photographed while watching a video display of seal pups being clubbed. If the applicant for club admission smiles, he or she passes and moves on to the next stage. If the applicant cringes, closes his eyes, or looks away, he’s done. Second, for those who pass, there’s a writing segment. The topic hasn’t changed in years: “The Meanest and Cruelest Thing I Did Over My Summer Vacation.”
Probably: “Eh, close enough… I’m going on break.”
Have heard numerous stories of patients coming back after being declared dead. Rare, but it happens… sometimes, it just is not your time and it is no ones fault that you died and came back.
You have to read the comments over there though, especially the one with the woman claiming to be an MD ripping into a nurse… Poser MD lol!!
This happens in civilian hospitals, too.
This is one way to clear the backlogs…
prayers out to that poor woman for what she had to go through.
There is actually a term for this: Lazarus Syndrome. Now, if only it could be applied to my favorite sports teams. Unfortunately when they die, they stay dead.
Who knew you were in Houston? (can apply to ANY of our teams, he says darkly)
Yup. I worked in a hospital that had an emergency buzzer in the morgue — it rang down into the Emergency Dept. If the buzzer went off, protocol was that a doctor, a nurse, and and aide responded to the morgue, pronto. It went off one time when I was on duty, but apparently it only malfunctioned, because everything — and every BODY — was as it should be in the morgue.
A friend of mine wife got a phone call that her aunt had died. They started making plans to attend the funeral. 4 days later they got a call…Auntie sat up during the wake complaining of being thirsty and hungry.
That’s why it’s called a “wake”. To have a party around the body to see if it will a”wake”. Or not.
He’s a zombie!
I’ve got a few folks in my chain of command that make decisions like dead guys….do they count? Can I throw them on the cart?
As soon as he was pronounced dead, he somehow managed to change his vote registration to Democrat.
and vote 7 times in the local primary.
Look up the meaning of the expression, “saved by the bell.”
Yikes.
That’s why you always want to be embalmed before being buried or cremated — because if you weren’t dead when you got to the mortuary, you most definitely will be when you leave!