Brain Death Diagnosis

"Haleigh Poutre speaks

Her case revealed massive,
dangerous bureaucratic incompetence
and the fallibility of the medical establishment."?

The miracle of Haleigh Poutre

Editorial:
Haleigh Poutre, ‘Persistent Vegetative States’ and Compassion

Stepfather to serve 12 to 15 years in Haleigh Poutre case
December 18, 2008

December 30, 2008

Best Medical/Health Issues Blog

BOO HOO

No Award This Year

Chief medical officer condemns organ donor decision

"The government's chief medical officer last night lashed out at the decision to ditch planned reforms for organ donations, warning that dying patients had been left on a 'knife-edge of despair'."

The benefits of 'opting out' are overstated

Is "TRUST" or the lack of trust in the current policy system of "self regulation" significant?

Perception

Shipman?

Powell?
and
Truth?

Alder Hey?

Legally dead?
Actually dead?
Medically dead?

The Goudge Inquiry?

Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing?

Miramichi Regional Health?

Hospital to bury unclaimed organs

Hannah's choice

"Hannah Jones has refused the heart transplant that could save her life.
But is a 13-year-old too young to make that decision?

Or is she the only person who can?"

"........., a former nurse who had worked in intensive care, and Hannah's father, Andrew, an auditor, are furious that the doctors appeared to assume that not only were they not acting in their daughter's best interests, but that Hannah was incapable of making a life-or-death decision."

'We told her we loved her.
She said, "Thank you for everything"'

Hannah's Choice: Saying No to a New Heart


Transplant for heart refusal girl
29 July 2009

Emergency-room nightmares

Emergency-room nightmares spur calls for action

A homeless man and double amputee,
died after sitting 34 hours in a Winnipeg emergency room