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jimt67 | 11 years ago

I thought this was thoughtful and well written but all I see is anecdote...there is no data presented that MDs choose different options than non-MD patients.

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dataminer|11 years ago

Here is a study that backups the claim made in the article http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....

jimt67|11 years ago

Thank you...exactly the type of information that should have been added to the article (and I should have found in search).

FireBeyond|11 years ago

Adding to the anecdote, I'm a paramedic who has also opted for 'no heroic measures'. Even with CPR survival rates in this county being amongst the highest in the country.

gr3yh47|11 years ago

Is breaking of the ribs really a requirement of CPR done correctly? My understanding was that it is possible for ribs to break but by no means a requirement of correct CPR as the article implies.

unknown|11 years ago

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arfliw|11 years ago

Do you have data disproving the anecdotes?

jimt67|11 years ago

I don't, but when you title an article "How DOCTORS choose to die" (caps added for emphasis) you are making a generalization and supporting it with anecdote. I realize "Doctors' death stories" might be less attention-grabbing but more accurate. I did enjoy the article -- it resonated with me, but I still don't know if doctors choose to die any differently than the rest of us.