California woman, 87, dies after retirement home nurse refuses to do CPR

[proud2BlibKansan]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman, who later died.

"Is there anybody that's willing to help this lady and not let her die," dispatcher Tracey Halvorson says on a 911 tape released by the Bakersfield Fire Department aired by several media outlets on Sunday.

"Not at this time," said the nurse, who didn't give her full name and said facility policy prevented her from giving the woman medical help.

At the beginning of the Tuesday morning call, the nurse asked for paramedics to come and help the woman who had collapsed in the home's dining room and was barely breathing.


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[spanone]

1. why not just have janitors if nurses can't save lives? america the pathetic.

[DURHAM D]

2. Discussion already going on here -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022456161

[HappyMe]

3. This is really horrible.

I heard the 911 call on the morning news. The 'nurse' didn't sound concerned or upset at all.