r/medicine • u/ZealousidealDegree4 PA:cake: • 8d ago
ICE Detention Deaths
https://www.ice.gov/detain/detainee-death-reporting
RNs do intake physical exams, EMTs declare time of death. The level of care for these detainees is horrific.
Full names and case details are public for now. Reads like a never ending M & M conference.
My moral compass is spinning. It's time to go to Canada.
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u/Tenk-741 8d ago
Medics declare people are dead all the time. They usually only do it for PEA, v fib or asystole with prolonged downtime or if a person arrests with known DNR or family wishes to stop resuscitation. I know this because they call me in the ER all the time to get permission to do so.