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| Topic | Got to see a self inflicted GSW patient today in surgery. |
| DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 01/05/21 11:51:30 AM #12: | adjl posted... Honestly, at that point, I really have to question whether or not it's ethical (let alone worthwhile) to save his life. Generally speaking, I'm in favour of intervening in suicide attempts because suicide is so rarely a competent decision and the victim will usually be glad to have survived once the corresponding mental illness is treated, but it doesn't sound like this guy's going to have much life left to live even if he does recover from being suicidal. I don't think it's actually unreasonable here to presume that - were the patient competent and conscious - his wish would be to be sedated and allowed to die as painlessly as possible.I remember an old issue of The Incredible Hulk, where Banner refers to suicide as "a permanent solution to a temporary problem." --- "I think TC is trying to make a joke. I don't think he knows what a joke is, but I think he's trying to make one." -- Stardrifter001 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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