Very recently, there was a case in a well equipped hospital, an elderly lady with multiple system involvement. She suffered an episode of cardiac arrest for which she was revived in ER. But she had to be put on Ionotrops, assisted ventilation and temporary pacemaker. By the next day, she showed signs of recovery and was able to gesticulate and connect with her family members. At this stage, her son who was coordinating everything decides to take her home.
When the treating doctor advised to wait and see for 2-3 days as she may fully recover and the effort of saving a life might go waste if she is weaned off the support and taken to the village. On this, he lost his temper and blamed the doctor of making money for himself. What and how one can convince the attendants at this early phase of recovery as the costs in good hospitals are usually high. When the ventilator and TPI were removed…
