If a doctor suddenly had a heart attack while doing surgery, would the other doctors work on the doctor or the patient?

by Raghunath Roy Choudhury Posted 2012/07/18 18:44:51

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jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/07/19 03:48:40

u tell me

Isn't there a back-up team hanging around to cover all surgeries in case a surgeon slices off his finger or something?

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La 2012/07/19 00:26:09

u tell me

Both >.> There's multiple doctors in a hospital.

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Changeling 2012/07/18 22:01:48

don't know

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I hope both

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Nameless 2012/07/18 19:15:40

u tell me

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They'd call the Emergency room, and someone would perform CPR until someone else arrived. There are usually two doctors in a surgery just in case something like this occurs

I have had two cervical neck surgeries and just before my first surgery the neurologist called and said we were going to postpone my surgery. He was performing a surgery when his hip just fractured. (He is about my age and this was about 10 years ago or so.)
The fracture was not completely unexpected by him as he had already had to have his other hip replaced but the OR staff were pretty disturbed when they heard the crack and dropped to the floor in the OR. He was taken to the ER and treated and admitted to the hospital for surgery, himself.

He was back during surgery about 8 wks later. Pretty amazing.

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Reggie☮ 2012/07/18 19:00:22

u tell me

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Excellent question, I think some people in the operating room would do a quick change of gloves and go to work on the doctor the rest would continue to work on the patient on the table.

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Yosyp 2012/07/18 18:55:22 (edited)

u tell me

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He would be removed from the room, CPR given and code blue called, they would send for another surgeon to finish the surgery unless one qualified is already in the OR.

At no time would the patient be neglected or ignored.

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Swan Es... to Yosyp 2012/07/18 18:59:41

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aha! ask Yosyp !
he knows
didn't i tell you something?

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Yosyp to Swan Es... 2012/07/18 19:09:06

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You know :)

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Swan Es... to Yosyp 2012/07/18 19:29:26

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i started my work this Sunday ...
and...it is very difficult...and tiring...i almost get killed...i know the start is hard,,but brother...nursing is always like that?!!! ahhhh!!

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Yosyp to Swan Es... 2012/07/18 19:34:20

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It is difficult in the beginning but I"m sure you will do great.

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Swan Es... to Yosyp 2012/07/18 19:42:55

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man !! it really kills me...they look to us as a beginner ...and they make us work the first shift only for the first month...and still i ...suffer from somatization.

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Happy 2012/07/18 18:47:28

u tell me

they would get the doctor out of there and continue working on the patient, then get more doctors to help the doctor who had the heart attack. They might also need a replacement for the doctor who had the heart attack.

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/18 18:46:59