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Death Rattle 201 by Mia A. Registered Nurse

Posted Sun 25 Apr 2010 10:08am with the conclusion that there is more than one type of death rattle. Physiological Theory: Causes of Death Rattle Bennett (1996) identified two different types of death rattle. Type I... excitement caused by anticholinergics (Enck, 2002; Doyle, Hanks & MacDonald, 1998); morphine may also improve the frequency of death rattle by decreasing the respiratory rate Read on »

Death Rattle by Deanna C. Posted Sun 21 Feb 2010 10:05pm Most of us have heard this term. It is the noisy rattling sound that a dying person makes that can be very disturbing to hear. Death rattle happens when secretions gather in the throat because the person is too weak to swallow. The gurgling sound happens when air passes through the secretions upon exhale Read on »

Hrens: The First Death Rattle of Our Unsustainable Economy by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Sep 2008 11:53am If the collapse of Wall Street these past few days has proven anything, it’s that our economic system is unsustainable—the philosophical underpinnings of capitalism (Never-ending growth! Infinite resources!) are a fairy tale. The free market model just doesn’t work. We hate to say we told you so. Rebekah and Stephen Hren, authors of The Carbon-Free ... Read on »

The death rattle by Garth M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 07 Oct 2008 7:21pm There seems to be no end to the dumbing down of medicine in the NHS, a great example of this is the empowerment of ambulance staff in a way that both defies logic and threatens to result in many unnecessary deaths. I use the term 'ambulance staff' as there are so many new varieties of Health Care Practitioners who ply their trade in ambulances Read on »

The First Death Rattle of Our Unsustainable Economy, Part II by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Oct 2008 8:30pm Rebekah and Stephen Hren, authors of The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit, have been writing a series of articles for the Huffington Post on the collapse of our unsustainable economy. You can read the first part here. The following is an excerpt from Part II. We promised to take a lo ... Read on »

Reflections on Death, #1: Recycling of the Dead (An Excerpt from Death & Sex) by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:00pm The following is an excerpt from Death & Sex by Tyler Volk and Dorion Sagan. It has been adapted for the Web. From chapter 4: Recycling of the Dead When carbon ends its “lifetime” in the biosphere, it doesn’t stop being carbon. It merely passes into a deeper zone. One is reminded here of ancient myths that [...] Read on »

Treating the Dead and Redefining Death by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:17pm From Newsweek, an article about the science of resuscitation and how our understanding of death is changing . The particular quote that captured my attention... their oxygen supply is resumed ." If we can figure out how to do gradual and safe reperfusion of the cells, will this change the definition of death? This would be a incredible advance Read on »

SUGAR SHOCK! Can Be Deadly: High Blood Sugar Triggers About 3.1 Million Deaths A Year, Researchers Find by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:11pm cause of death, it's right up there with smoking (4.8 million deaths) and high cholesterol (3.9 million deaths). And it easily passes overweight/ obesity (2.4 million deaths... the world are unnecessarily dying just because their blood sugar levels soar too high. What pains me is that these deaths are, by and large, unnecessary! What it comes down Read on »

Calvin Coolidge Is Dead: What Does "Death" Mean? by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am was certainly for a good cause. But perhaps it is time to expose those judgments and face some of our tragic choices. Truog suggests that debate over the definition of death will abate... President Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) had such a reputation as a man of few words that upon hearing the news of his death, popular poet Dorothy Parker quipped "How can Read on »

Yes, Brain Death Means You Are Really Dead! by Bob Aronson Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 May 2012 8:16am Are brain dead patients really dead? That’s the question many people are asking because of stories circulated by irresponsible journalists, TV shows and movies who seek sensational plots and people who just refuse to acknowledge the facts. The simple answer to this question is, “Absolutely. If you’ve been declared brain dead by a qualifie ... Read on »