alt Hacker NewsI probably misunderstood the context. Both checking life signs on, say, a headless body or imitating the check for the sake of bureaucracy sound equally terrible :(
I probably misunderstood the context. Both checking life signs on, say, a headless body or imitating the check for the sake of bureaucracy sound equally terrible :(
If it helps, in a lot of place "injuries incomparable with life" are sufficient to cease care on a patient.
Still (and this is a general opinion unrelated to any judgement about the OP's story, which I don't hold any opinion on), finding a pulse can be hard for a lot of folks in a lot of situations.
I'm pretty okay with, say, 20-year-old EMT-Bs needing a bit more bureaucracy before they declare me dead. It takes about 90 seconds to place a 4-lead, no shade on those kiddos.