Medicine/Emotion etc.

it sounds like you cry an awful lot,macca. but on the bright side, at least your medic-maccas will all learn to swim.

JRCALC states:



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In these situations a paramedic can cease resus (though as was said, local trust guidelines MAY vary), plus ECPs may have additional ability to recognise Life Extinct.

Forgive the impending stupid question, but isn't a hemicorporectomy when half the body is amputated? Why does this have anything to do with whether resuscitation can be continued or not?

Forgive the impending stupid question, but isn't a hemicorporectomy when half the body is amputated? Why does this have anything to do with whether resuscitation can be continued or not?

Presumably because if you lose half your body, there is no way in hell you are going to survive and therefore there's no point in attempting resuscitation.

I hope you mean by "I want to be paediatric" you mean you want to be a Paediatrician saying you want to BE paediatric infers you want to be a child

Quite an unfortunate occurance really.

Ahh rookie mistake, we've all been there

[p.s. ..it's 'implies' not 'infers'. on the other hand, you're at UCL doing medicine so.. probably makes up for it in nerd points x ]

Jah. Would make a cool story though if you *did* manage to survive!

Jah. Would make a cool story though if you *did* manage to survive!

If you get to that stage, your emotional response will probably be quite different after training, so many years of medical school, and the likes.

Hemicorporectomy is actually done (albeit very,very rarely) as a surgical procedure for e.g. extensive pelvic cancers. Obviously very high morbidity/mortality rates though.

Infers is also correct, maybe a little more colloquial depending on its usage in that context:

Inference is the process of drawing a conclusion by applying clues (of logic, statistics etc.) to observations or hypotheses; or by interpolating the next logical step in an intuited pattern. The conclusion drawn is also called an inference. ...

It can be used to the same effect.

blimey. a hemicorporetic doctor brought back to life?

now that'd be the coolest story!

Ban-ter

How do they pee?

blimey. a hemicorporetic doctor brought back to life?

now that'd be the coolest story!

Would make an interesting motivational film!

Erm... I'm assuming wrong person quoted?