That is just awful! John Herrmann <johnrsf@...> wrote: Joe will be missed. He had a real fighting spirit and was a true DMD pioneer. I will miss our...
Hey Nick, I wish I knew what happened. I tried to call his roommates, but the phone is disconnected. John Herrmann Nick Dupree <nickdupree@...> wrote: ...
Whenever you are successful in finding these please by all means post a link for it to the group or paste the text into a message so we can all see it. Thank...
He lived in San Diego, California Kathy Clayton <irishrediowa@...> wrote: John, what city and state did he live in? I always try to locate an obituary...
Hi Terri and everyone who knew Joe Malone. I looked back and read some old postings of his. I am very sorry to hear of his passing. My condolences to all...
A horrible way to die, one we all fear. Even harder to accept than "natural" causes. We don't know enough yet to tell whether it could have been prevented, but...
Hi everybody, I found out today from somebody who talked to Joe Malone's main nurse, Sue, what really happened to him. It was not his vent that failed. He...
If anything is to be learned by this needless tragedy it's that every one taking care of a vent user should know how to use an ambu bag! Jeff ... [Non-text...
This is even worse than the original story. How does a trained pca not know how to use an ambu bag? Even if they weren't trained, wouldn't the topic come up?...
I know of many people who have pca's who are vent trained. Mark surfdudeny <surfdudeny@...> wrote: PCAs aren't trained to use an Ambu bag or care for...
Why the hell didn't she yank off the tubes and do CPR? Shit, every 12 yr old girl scout knows CPR. And the woman who killed him was with him 18 yrs? i...
... I was wondering about that, too. Couldn't they cork the trache (block it with a thumb, if necessary) and BLOW into his mouth while waiting for an...
sorry if this is twice, it didnt seem to send I am wondering if it was the nurse who was putting the vent back together if it wasn't his room mate who was...
Being the person taking care of Joe, knew him 18yrs! That kind of mistake should not of happened! Don't care what title they have. Take Care, Cody Namesnik ...
Cody, I was just going on my experience in NY. It's illegal to have a PCA be sole caregiver. Being that the PCA was trained on vent and was there 18 years; I...
Wouldn't be a RN and PCA, ideally? I think some nursing home environments might allow pca to handle vent care. Take Care, Cody Namesnik "Learn from yesterday,...
The lady caring for Joe at the time of his accident was not with him 18 years; his main nurse, who was not on duty that day, was with him 18 years surfdudeny...
As I understand John's message, the nurse who had worked for 18 years was not the one on duty when it happened. ... Mattias Agnesund http://www.agnesund.net ...
The lady taking care of him at the time of his accident, did not take care of him for 18 years; his main day nurse, who was not on duty that day, took care of...
God what a fucking moron! It's ridiculous that Joe died from something so stupid and simple. I don't know why they don't make vent tubing with interlocking...