This one sounds stroke-like
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mukasey_collapses
Attorney General Mukasey collapses during speech
By MATT APUZZO and LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writers Matt Apuzzo And Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writers – 4 mins ago
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, Attorney General Michael Mukasey AP – In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, Attorney General Michael Mukasey addresses the American …
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness, a Justice Department official said.
The 67-year-old Mukasey was rushed to George Washington University Hospital, where his condition was not immediately.
Mukasey was delivering a speech to the Federalist Society at a Washington hotel when “he just started shaking and he collapsed,” said Associate Attorney General Kevin O’Connor. “They’re very concerned.”
Mukasey was 15 to 20 minutes into his speech about the Bush administration’s successes in combatting terrorism when he began slurring his words. He collapsed and lost consciousness, said O’Conner, the department’s No. 3 official. It was unclear whether he regained consciousness.
Yes, definitely sounds like a stroke. Another report I just heard on the radio said he was slurring words before, so yep, that’s it.
I also heard that it took over 10 minutes for paramedics to arrive. (Not sure if the news people have a good source on that or not. ) Given that delay, it’s actually good that it appears to be a stroke and not cardiac problems. Serious cardiac arrhythmia with that kind of delay rarely ends well.