A Brief Note On Technology And Technology For Future Patients

Hello all, my name is David Jamison, MHA. I am representing Marion General Hospital as the committee chairman of the ethics committee. I am currently reviewing the case involving female patient Margie Whitson. The patient is a 95 year old patient whom wishes to have her pace maker “turned off”, due to her unwillingness to live. The death of her only remaining son was the last event that, that had forced her to contemplate the reason why she still lives. Mrs. Margie Whitson is no stranger to loss. When she was younger, she lost her youngest son to a severe motor vehicle accident that took his life at the early age of 30. She injured herself over 10 years ago, and received a hip fracture. Her most recently bout was

If a pacemaker is implanted to control Greg’s heart rate, he will need or will be forced to make certain life changes to maintain the device. There are many precautions that he will need to take such as keeping electronics a certain distance from directly over the pacemaker and may have other issues in any metal detector situations (Staff, Pacemakers, 2016). In my opinion I think that Greg will be able to play sports again; but, certain sports may be out of the question. Due to the fact of the contact in certain sports, Greg would risk getting hit again putting him as risk for another

In the case of Marion and the pace maker, like that of many cases of elderly patients, there are several factors that need to be understood by both the patient and their family before any decisions can be made, such as in her case, the surgical procedure of implanting the pace maker, the benefits,

After going through the case of Margie Whitson, the dilemma is the fact that Margie is looking to have her pacemaker removed which will in turn would end her life. So far, Margie Whitson has had a rough year and has come to the decision that she wants her pacemaker deactivated because she believes it is delaying her death. Her pacemaker is the only thing keeping her heart beating at this point. But even at that, her doctor, Dr. Vijay, refuses to deactivate it due to the fear of legal action/misunderstandings of the ethical and legal acceptability. Margie Whitson is very determined to have her pacemaker removed so she call for Jane Robison, the social

The morals that are in conflict with this issue is nonmaleficence because the doctors, nurses, social worker, and ethics committee main priority is to make sure that nonmaleficence is not being implemented by any means. Other morals that are in conflict would be justice and autonomy because the committee has to take in consideration the patient’s right to make her own decision about wanting to live or not but they also have to take into consideration the benefits and risks of the patient that could come along with going through the patient’s request of removing her pacemaker.

The ethics committee has spoken with other healthcare professionals in the community with regards to case. Several professionals feel that there is an ethical dilemma at this time to turn the pacemaker off. The professionals that feel there is a dilemma are Dr. Vijay, Cardiologist; Jane Robinson, Social Worker; and Cindy Mackin, Rehabilitation Center Administrator. The healthcare professionals on the ethics committee understand the issues presented to them and have personally communicated with the patient in regards to her wishes of the patient. Upon investigating other cases involve similar ethical dilemmas, the ethics committee has considered several cases and consultations before reaching a conclusion. (cbhd.org, 2008).

The hospital is not engaged in the practice of a mixed sale by selling the pacemaker and also charging for surgery at the same time. The transaction was not primarily for the pacemaker and the surgeon just happen to include the service of surgery

The second issue to be analyzed counters that possible result. If the transistor company were to continue in business then there lies the opportunity to save countless lives that could benefit greatly due to the technology. Yes, the company is putting itself at risk, but for the result of saving people who really need pacemakers. It is known that pacemakers have failed before, but it can be assumed that the aforementioned pacemakers did not have this company’s transistor in it or else they most likely would’ve already left the contract. That being said, there is the possibility that the other transistors that were being used were just poorly made (Shanks, 1996). As a result of this, the main Utilitarian issue being presented is does the company end the contract and not take the unnecessary risk associated, or do they continue the contract and potentially save countless lives?

For its considerations, Bionic received a seat on Hearts’ Board of Directors, protective rights for its investment percentage (can limit future equity/debt issuances), and both the right of first refusal to purchase and co-sale on sale of shares by key share-holders. Bionic’s shares will be

As a result of the failure to adhere to the safety precautions before utilizing the automated external defibrillator the patient was severely burned on his neck and shoulders. “The patient can show a legally sufficient relationship between the breach of duty and the injury; this concept is referred to as proximate causation” (). If standards of care had been meet the injury that the patient now suffers could have been prevented.

The main points are why I have a pacemaker, and how I overcame the obstacle today. This will provide the reader with insight. Understanding how the device helps improve my daily quality of life is a key factor of the essay. The pacemaker became a big deal again last year when my ten-year old pacemaker stopped working and the battery went dead. I had to get a bigger, new device implanted. Both surgeries at age six and sixteen caused me to have a lot of pain. Because I had the surgeries, I was able to thrive and go on energetically with my life. The purpose of this essay is to prove how my pacemaker helps me in life.

According to the Anthem Medical Policy regarding Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) (Policy SURG.00033, Current Effective Date October 6, 2015, Last Review Date August 6, 2015), ICD pacemaker is medically necessary in patients receiving optimal medical therapy and have a Reasonable expectation of survival with a good functional status for more than 1 year and one (1) of the following indications: After evaluation to define the cause of the event and to exclude any completely reversible causes in survivors of cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) or hemodynamically unstable sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT); or Those with structural heart disease and spontaneous sustained VT, whether hemodynamically stable or unstable;

Today more than 400,000 Americans each year use pacemakers to regulate their heart (American Heart Association,

In the ever-growing industry of biomedical sciences, many devices have the potential to cause harm to the environment. They have to be treated with such caution and have drastic disposal measures in place to make sure no damage is done to the environment. Yes, these steps are incredibly important with devices such as these, but why use a product with such devastating potential? With today’s modern technology and brilliant scientists should put more effort into creating more environmentally friendly biomedical technology whilst still having the same benefits.

Company Overview: Medtronic, Inc. was founded in Minnesota in 1949, in the garage of Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie (Medtronic, 2014). The company has now grown to be the largest medical technology company in the world today, serving 140 counties (Medtronic, 2014). Medtronic, Inc. specializes in developing products for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac rhythm disorders, as well as restorative therapies for patients with diabetes, digestive disorders, musculoskeletal trauma and spinal conditions (Network, 2014). They provide state of the art medical instruments and therapies to patients and healthcare professionals around the world. The majority of their sales