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Agreed, it's a tautology I'll admit but if they can bring you back, you're not dead. Just like we used to be able to say no heard beat meant you were dead, and
by neaden 7y ago
Agreed, it's a tautology I'll admit but if they can bring you back, you're not dead. Just like we used to be able to say no heard beat meant you were dead, and now we don't.
- LinuxBender 7y agoParamedics still classify a person with no heartbeat as "dead". This is also part of the reason consent to restore life to someone at this stage is not required. At least that is the training I get a couple times a year from paramedics.
- generalpass 7y agoWell, they obviously don't have the training or technology to resuscitate someone who is mostly dead - for this, you need a miracle wizard.
- J5892 7y agoOr a maester.
- generalpass 7y agoOr perhaps a red priestess?
- papito 7y agoSeems challenging to give your consent when your heart has stopped.
- LinuxBender 7y agoExactly. It is implied (legally for this use case), at least in the United States of America. I don't know about outside the USA. If I detect breathing or a heart beat, I am required to tap you a couple times and ask if it's ok for me to assist you. If you can't respond, consent is still implied. If you respond with anything suggesting "no", then I am to leave you alone and notify emergency personnel that you declined help. If I am permitted to help, (you give consent or can not respond), then I must only do things that are within my training. If I step outside the line, such as administering a miracle pill (from Miracle Max), then I am liable for resulting damages. If I stay within my training, then I am protected legally.