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Is this like a syringe or a machine? I thought those machines would limit the output

golemotron 10y ago
> Is this like a syringe or a machine? I thought those machines would limit the output Isn't it amazing that in trying to make sure nothing bad happens we make it impossible for good things to happen?
- fixermark 10y ago
  Well, don't take that too far; if there weren't a limiter, the probability for accidental malpractice would be very high indeed (especially since the requester button is often in the hands of a medically-untrained patient). But it's good to know the limiter can be disabled when that is deemed necessary.
lordnacho 10y ago
Must be something the staff can adjust. I had a morphine button once, and they told me it was impossible to overdose on it. Wasn't worth it over a knee operation!
mr_sturd 10y ago
I'd imagine it's something like this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe_driver
rincebrain 10y ago
It probably varies, but I would guess that there is a lot of leeway, particularly in machines for hospitals, and they can likely be configured to only reject dosage levels grossly above the maximum feasible for any weight without jeopardizing the plausible deniability the doctors want.
draugadrotten 10y ago
It was a machine. I think the other posters may have already described configuring it for plausiable deniability. It was no secret that this was a possibility, my relative told me and several others about a week before he finally used the opportunity. The end was good - as much as you can call dying of cancer good. It was indescribably hard to see him die, but it was even harder to see him suffer in agony being slowly eaten from inside by this terrible disease. I cried then and I cry now but more time would only have meant more suffering. I can't even call it a suicide. It had nothing to do with suicide, he didn't want to die. He wanted to stop the pain and there was no other way. Ending his life was the final pain relief.
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- jacobush 10y ago
  But suicide is sometimes that - no other way to stop the pain.

> Is this like a syringe or a machine? I thought those machines would limit the output Isn't it amazing that in trying to make sure nothing bad happens we make it impossible for good things to happen?

fixermark 10y ago
Well, don't take that too far; if there weren't a limiter, the probability for accidental malpractice would be very high indeed (especially since the requester button is often in the hands of a medically-untrained patient). But it's good to know the limiter can be disabled when that is deemed necessary.

lordnacho 10y ago

Must be something the staff can adjust. I had a morphine button once, and they told me it was impossible to overdose on it. Wasn't worth it over a knee operation!

mr_sturd 10y ago

I'd imagine it's something like this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe_driver

rincebrain 10y ago

It probably varies, but I would guess that there is a lot of leeway, particularly in machines for hospitals, and they can likely be configured to only reject dosage levels grossly above the maximum feasible for any weight without jeopardizing the plausible deniability the doctors want.

draugadrotten 10y ago

It was a machine. I think the other posters may have already described configuring it for plausiable deniability. It was no secret that this was a possibility, my relative told me and several others about a week before he finally used the opportunity. The end was good - as much as you can call dying of cancer good. It was indescribably hard to see him die, but it was even harder to see him suffer in agony being slowly eaten from inside by this terrible disease. I cried then and I cry now but more time would only have meant more suffering. I can't even call it a suicide. It had nothing to do with suicide, he didn't want to die. He wanted to stop the pain and there was no other way. Ending his life was the final pain relief.

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jacobush 10y ago
But suicide is sometimes that - no other way to stop the pain.