Just a spoonful of Demerol helps the medicine go down...

[Menelaus]

Which results in a cardiact arrest...


"Cardiac arrest" is when the heart stops beating (pumping) for any cause.

A "heart attack" is a problem with the heart itself (and can often lead to a cardiac arrest).

Virtually all deaths are from "cardiac arrest".

You could argue that in the case of respiratory failure, the brain might die of oxygen starvation before the heart actually stops, but from the paramedics/doctors point of view, they are treating a stopped heart by the time they get to him.

Agreed. I'm being a pedant, for which I make precisely zero apology

[centurian]

Sorry to be a pain here (no pun intended) but if the cause of death is an overdose of demerol - as an opiate the cause of death won't be cardiac arrest; it'll be respiratory failure (cf, if you overdose of morphine you don't die from a heart attack, you die because the lungs stop working).

Which results in a cardiact arrest...


"Cardiac arrest" is when the heart stops beating (pumping) for any cause.

A "heart attack" is a problem with the heart itself (and can often lead to a cardiac arrest).

Virtually all deaths are from "cardiac arrest".

You could argue that in the case of respiratory failure, the brain might die of oxygen starvation before the heart actually stops, but from the paramedics/doctors point of view, they are treating a stopped heart by the time they get to him.

[pzz76077]

Record companies love sudden deaths - they can now release all of those special editions and not have to pay ML anything.

PZZ

[Menelaus]

Sorry to be a pain here (no pun intended) but if the cause of death is an overdose of demerol - as an opiate the cause of death won't be cardiac arrest; it'll be respiratory failure (cf, if you overdose of morphine you don't die from a heart attack, you die because the lungs stop working).

[expat]

Convertible 7 series? I've seen it done, but it looks nasty.

Would that stop the Americans?

[threaded]

Convertible 7 series? I've seen it done, but it looks nasty. Was that really what was in the video?

[Menelaus]

Paging Dr Shipman, Dr Harold Shipman...

[minestrone]

I wonder if I am the only one who thinks that if this was because a GP gave him an injection, then that GP deserves a medal?

If the story is true and he is found responsible Wacko's management/estate will no doubt try to sue him for lose of earnings due his death.

[PM-Junkie]

I wonder if I am the only one who thinks that if this was because a GP gave him an injection, then that GP deserves a medal?

[Amiga500]

I was watching Sky news last night and just realised I saw that BMW mentioned in the article in the live footage - was a soft top (convertible) seven series - assumed it was Jacko's.

[Menelaus]

Truth be told, I think that there's something mightily fishy about MJ popping his cloggs at 50 and suicide would be my first bet.

[Amiga500]

We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home -- and the doctor is nowhere to be found.

Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson's home last night.

Cops are looking to interview the doc.

A law enforcement source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection before he died.

Jackson reportedly may have OD'd on Demerol. As we first reported, family members were concerned that Jackson was taking too much morphine.

http://www.tmz.com/