GlimDropper
03-05-2013, 08:55 PM
Dramatic 911 tape reveals dispatcher’s fight to save patient; nurse refuses to help; Link here to hear the tape
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The administrator of Bakersfield's Glenwood Gardens confirmed Friday the retirement facility has a policy: Employees do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation on residents of Glenwood's independent living facility. That's why a nurse refused the pleas of a Bakersfield Fire Department dispatcher to begin CPR on a Glenwood resident who collapsed Tuesday morning.
The 87-year-old woman died. Reports identify her at Lorraine Bayless and confirm she did not have a do-not-resuscitate order. Her daughter told 17News she is satisfied with Glenwood's handling of the situation.
[Link to the story on the KGET Website] (http://www.kget.com/mostpopular/story/Dramatic-911-tape-reveals-dispatcher-s-fight-to/g2pqsOnJJUGDHFDtxoK04Q.cspx)
[MP3 link of the call] (http://www.kget.com/media/lib/15/b/1/8/b18eb484-5198-4027-971d-271d26308006/Glenwood_Gardens_911_call.mp3)
It takes a lot to stun me, but damn. "Sorry but my boss says I can't try to save her life" (not a direct quote).
I'm not even sure who I'm pissed at, the boss, the nurse or our healthcare system in general. So just to be safe I'll spit on all three.
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The administrator of Bakersfield's Glenwood Gardens confirmed Friday the retirement facility has a policy: Employees do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation on residents of Glenwood's independent living facility. That's why a nurse refused the pleas of a Bakersfield Fire Department dispatcher to begin CPR on a Glenwood resident who collapsed Tuesday morning.
The 87-year-old woman died. Reports identify her at Lorraine Bayless and confirm she did not have a do-not-resuscitate order. Her daughter told 17News she is satisfied with Glenwood's handling of the situation.
[Link to the story on the KGET Website] (http://www.kget.com/mostpopular/story/Dramatic-911-tape-reveals-dispatcher-s-fight-to/g2pqsOnJJUGDHFDtxoK04Q.cspx)
[MP3 link of the call] (http://www.kget.com/media/lib/15/b/1/8/b18eb484-5198-4027-971d-271d26308006/Glenwood_Gardens_911_call.mp3)
It takes a lot to stun me, but damn. "Sorry but my boss says I can't try to save her life" (not a direct quote).
I'm not even sure who I'm pissed at, the boss, the nurse or our healthcare system in general. So just to be safe I'll spit on all three.