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- Did Mr. Fernwood have an advance directive? - Yes.
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And what were his wishes as regards to
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artificial life-sustaining treatment?
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No life-sustaining measures if condition irreversible.
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So how is it that he ended up connected to a ventilator
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in the face of irreversible coma and brain death?
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I mean, most of us would recognize that as "Life-sustaining."
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I didn't know what the advance directive said.
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But no matter, directive no good during surgery anyway.
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- Suspended. - Ah, so after surgery,
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we had a patient who was brain dead,
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hooked up to a respirator.