Jason7314

😀 Thank you everyone. I should be out of the spam section in no time.

How is Global Affairs Canada run completely by Indians?

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I am very excited about the new Kentucky law that protects people (like TJ Hoover) with signs of life from becoming organ donors. Hoover was slated for organ harvesting, but was moving so much during his cardiac catheterization (a procedure to determine whether his heart was in good enough shape to put into somebody else) that he had to be given a paralyzing drug. When the drug wore off, he was thrashing and crying on the way to the operating room to donate his organs. His family was told these were just reflexes. Thankfully, doctors refused to remove his organs despite pressure from the organ procurement company. Hoover went on to recover. He still asks his sister, “Why did they want to kill me?” Under the new Kentucky law, spontaneous movements (like those shown by Mr. Hoover) are considered to be signs of life and will justify stopping organ procurement. This should be a no-brainer (sorry for the pun), but under the current American Academy of Neurology brain death diagnosis guideline, moving people are routinely declared to be “dead.” Complex, spontaneous movements such as lifting a limb off the bed, reaching up with both hands toward the throat, or opening the eyelids when nipples are stimulated are all allowed under the Guideline as “reflexes.” The Guideline itself admits this assessment is subjective: “It can sometimes be challenging to determine whether a movement is cerebrally or spinally mediated based solely on clinical examination. When such difficulties arise, review with more experienced clinicians may be helpful.” So…if you’re not sure whether your moving patient is dead or not, ask a friend. 🙄 The new law in the Bluegrass state is going to be a lifesaver for neurologically injured people falsely being declared “dead.”