Foo - The people with no pulse will walk among us...

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RubenX
06-15-11, 07:03 PM
According to this news linky here (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-pulse-longer-life.html), a rotary pump has been successfully tested on a human as a heart replacement. Having a continuous flow, there is no pulse.

I imagine such a thing would freak out any triage nurse.

AllenG
06-15-11, 07:09 PM
Dick Cheney has one of those. I expect he would freak out a triage nurse with or without a pulse.
jccaclimber
06-15-11, 09:19 PM
How do you tell if an unconscious person with one of these is alive? Will the heart keep pumping after they die? I suppose you could check for respiration, but I don't know how well that works in comparison for checking for pulse.

bigbenaugust
06-15-11, 09:42 PM
I suppose the pump would go as long as there is battery power, whether the user/patient is alive or dead.
skijor
06-15-11, 09:43 PM
Rotary? As in Wankel? Zoom zoom :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRiPSlx8PxA&feature=related