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Judge Rules “Brain Dead” Jahi McMath May Not be Dead After All
Life News ^ | Sept, 7, 2017 | Wesley Smith

Posted on 09/07/2017 11:13:43 AM PDT by Morgana

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To: editor-surveyor

Sir, she is is rotting. Decomposing.

Folks like that do not respond to stimuli.


41 posted on 09/07/2017 8:18:33 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Trump's election does not release you from your prepping responsibilites!)
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To: T-Bone Texan

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Are you really that stupid?

Do you think judges are as stupid as you are?
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42 posted on 09/07/2017 8:33:07 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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I quoted from the original article that came from the East Bay Times. Here are the whole three paragraphs that they printed on /September 6, 2917 and updated September 7, 2017 at 9:04 am on the topic:

“In his ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Pulido wrote that while the brain death determination in 2013 was made in accordance with medical standards, there remains a question of whether the teenager “satisfies the statutory definition of ‘dead’ under the Uniform Determination of Death Act.”

His ruling comes in the years-long medical malpractice suit against UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and its doctors, which also challenges the hospital’s 2013 brain death diagnosis of the Oakland teenager following a complex nose, throat and mouth surgery.

The judge’s order pertains to the personal injury claim in the lawsuit, which the hospital sought to dismiss, and could result in a trial on whether Jahi is alive. An attorney for the family is arguing Jahi is alive and therefore entitled to more than the cap of $250,000 on medical malpractice lawsuits involving children who die as a result of surgery.”

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/09/06/judge-weighs-in-on-whether-jahi-mcmath-is-brain-dead/

You’ll notice that the first line in paragraph three displays the pertaining of the lawsuit filed by the family, and why the determination of Jahi McMath being alive has a direct bearing on the “amount” of the malpractice suit filed. The judge made the ruling and it was designed to cover all aspects of the case, to include the cap on the lawsuit. They need the money to pay for the breathing and feeding machines they have her on at home in New Jersey since 2014. In that state, they can refuse the determination of brain death.

http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2015/10/family_celebrates_15th_birthday_of_girl_declared_b.html

Jahi is hooked up to various machines that keep her organs functioning and feed her in the apartment in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Christopher Dolan, the family’s attorney, said.

In another entry from this site:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahi_McMath_case

“McMath’s family and Bruce Brusavich, the family’s malpractice attorney, have indicated that they are prepared to argue that McMath is not brain dead so that the California state limit of $250,000 on medical malpractice lawsuits involving children who die does not apply in her case.”

A case is being built not to determine the capacity of the child which they can’t know. But for the determination of a higher cap in the lawsuit. There is nothing more anyone can do for the child except wait and pray.

Was the hospital wrong. Most definitely. But that’s now water under the bridge. What can suing the hospital do to help? Nothing if it’s about the child. But plenty if it’s about the parents.

I gave you a copy of every site I used, for every statement in this entry.

rwood


43 posted on 09/07/2017 9:38:00 PM PDT by Redwood71
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Best possible outcome is they get as large enough award to run that family killing abortuary out of business!

That hospital is a plague on life.

They’re famous for their incompetence.
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44 posted on 09/07/2017 9:44:08 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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I guess I really am that stupid.

The patient was rotting several months ago.

Do people recover from that?


45 posted on 09/08/2017 4:51:04 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Trump's election does not release you from your prepping responsibilites!)
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a level one teaching hospital with a 3-year Pediatrics residency program, currently employing 78 residents in total. It has attracted medical students from more than 40 schools who train within the hospital as well as in a number of associated hospitals and clinics. And In addition to the Pediatrics residency program, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has accredited fellowship programs in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

The cause of her death was complications from the combined tonsillectomy and procedures for sleep apnea. She was bleeding in her throat and mouth area and lost enough blood into her cavity that she literally bled to death with the heart attack being the result.

The death rate from pediatric tonsillectomy is about one in 17,000 with a half million pediatric tonsillectomies happening annually. About 30 children will die from this elective procedure in this country each year. There are a number of different reasons. Excessive bleeding can be one.

The parents did request to have her looked at when they noticed the blood, and the staff didn’t do it in a timely manner. This falls under nurse malpractice. Failure to report suspicious symptoms and complaints to the physician in charge is one of the identified reasons for malpractice. We do not know the status of the nurse or nurses who were guilty of this, so we’re not sure the suit can be a mistake by the hospital or the temporary nursing posted. Temp and traveling nurses are not employees of the hospital but of the agency that secures their work assignments. Their competency is verified before they are assigned and accepted. It is the agency’s responsibility to provide the staff under contract.

So who the nurse worked for is also in question. With the widespread use of traveling nurses or supplemental nurses, the nurses may not be employed by the hospital. Kind of a mess isn’t it. All they can do is go down the snake until they find the rattle. So, it isn’t as easy as it could/should be. But just maybe the hospital is negligent, maybe not. Time will tell.

rwood


46 posted on 09/08/2017 8:46:36 AM PDT by Redwood71
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What are ignorant pro-death lefties like you doing on this forum?
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47 posted on 09/08/2017 8:51:09 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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How can you say we are pro death for a person already dead? Just not buried yet. Funny you call me a leftist. I am an NRA member, gun carrying conservative Republican. I have seen death, and know what it looks like. And this girl is dead.


48 posted on 09/08/2017 9:06:43 AM PDT by kaila
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I resigned my Life Membership in the NRA for their globalist nonsense in ‘95.

They are solidly globalist/elitist.

GOA actually fights for our rights, not their own power and glory. JPFO is also on our side.
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49 posted on 09/08/2017 9:14:30 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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