Schiavo autopsy shows no sign of trauma, brain half normal size

AP ^ | June 15 2005

[Jackson57]

Did I say that? Seems like you're over reacting to my statement. Hmmm, rereading my comments, I don't see conspiracy in it anywhere.

So according to you, we should starve every blind person to death how doesn't have "quality of live" in your learned opinion?

[george wythe]

If she hadn't suffered a heart attack as hubby said, then WHAT caused the initial problem.

The ME said that he would like to clarify the often confused terms, heart attack and cardiac arrest.

If by heart attack is meant myocardial infarction, then Terri Schiavo did not suffer a heart attack.

Instead, Terri's heart stopped. A cardiac arrest would be a better description, since it simply means that the heart stopped.

[Sioux-san]

I wonder if the good doc performed a full body scan of Terri. There were multiple trauma sites on the 1992 scan. How can he tell she couldn't swallow? Nurses testified that Terri could swallow, but was never allowed to be tested. What a bunch of crap. This guy may be a state employee, but he lives in Pinellas Co., and that is where his true masters live. None of what he found justified killing this woman. There are kids in public school right now who are just as bad off, and no one is trying to kill them....yet....

[Doohickey]

Judging from the title, I think they may have autopsied Nacy Pelosi by mistake.

[Jackson57]

Additionally, any trace of drugs given at a certain point would have been metabolized and not detectable.

Conveniently enough, there is no way to verify these findings because she was cremated so quickly after the autopsy. And no one else but her "loving" husband had ever heard her mention cremation. Odd, considering she was a very devout Catholic. (sorry, was THAT a conspiracy theory there?)

[Route66]

The human body is mostly water. Weighing a brain after severe dehydration and compairing the results to a normal brain is ridiculous.

[stuartcr]

Does it really matter?

[Fam4Bush]

pre-determined "autopsy" ping

[jwalsh07]

Actually the ME did not and can not answer the primary questions at hand but I knew that a long time ago. Those questions are what caused a healthy young girls heart to stop and was she minimally conscious.

[Paul_B]

My vote: no confidence.

[llevrok]

"She was also blind.

"........sure plays a mean pin ball...."

[highball]

True enough. Any drugs administered years ago would no longer be present in the body.

Doesn't change his findings - no evidence of abuse. That doesn't prove there wasn't any (try and prove a negative), only that there's no *evidence* of abuse.

[massgopguy]

I fail to see how this autopsy justifies Euthanasia.

[Jackson57]

Since the Pathologist was a State Employee, ie. he worked for Jeb Bush, not for the Judge or the local authorities or the husband, it seems obvious that it is biased to make her look far more viable than she actually was. So your supposition is that ALL state employees automatically support whatever their elected "bosses" position is? Hmm, interesting thought considering the recent confession of Felt relevant to being Deep Throat. Following YOUR logic, Felt, as 2nd in command of the FBI would have been giving evidence to B & W to actually make Nixon look LESS guilty.

[highball]

I don't know - I haven't read the report and this excerpt doesn't say.

[george wythe]

Since there was no independent review of medical records, no independent witness at the autopsy, no independent medical examination, is it any wonder that the autopsy findings support having removed the feeding tube?

The ME is not part of the Schindlers' team or the Schiavo team. He is independent with respect to those camps. He did his job in a professional manner, and several tests were conducted on Terri's remains by professionals outside his office.

Why are you impugning his integrity without any proof that the gentleman and his staff are biased?

[Dave S]

If she hadn't suffered a heart attack as hubby said, then WHAT caused the initial problem. HUMMMMM

The husband and the doctors NEVER said it was heart attack. Get the facts. Heart attacks are caused by arterial blockages leading to the heart. What Schiavo had was a heart arrythmia caused by her Bulimia that caused her heart to either stop beating or to beat randomly in such a way that oxygenated blood wasnt being pumped to her brain. Her condition was caused by screwed up body chemistry. What Schiavo has usually leads to sudden death when an individual drops unconscious and their heart no longer beats. She was one of the "lucky" ones who was rescesitated, however, not before she lost most brain functions.

[Blzbba]

"Yes it does.
Pull the plug on Howie."



No way! He's FAR more detrimental to the Dems as a living person.

[Jackson57]

Wow, pointing out that there wasn't independent review is impugning his integrity? Rather a low bar you're setting there, isn't it? Questioning the results would really send you over the edge ...

[Dave S]

Any medical persons explain how it is her brain shrank to half the size...

The parts of her brain that were oxygen deprived when her heart stopped beating died. Over time the dead tissue rots away and is replaced by spinal fluid. You cant rehabilitate those parts of the brain that are dead any more than you can rehabilat an arm or leg that is dead because it didnt get oxygenated blood. Dead is dead except for the Resurrection.