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Post by IMPRESSIVE knightwing1047 on Sept 11, 2012 0:07:33 GMT -5
Yeah... I'm not a doctor but I do work in the emergency services field. If he were clinically dead for 20 minutes, he'd 1) Been declared DOA and the would have stopped working-- and 2) Would not be responsive or breathing/heart beat on his own. Physically impossible.
If they're working CPR when it literally just happened, he can't be clinically dead. Also, EMS generally can't declare someone clinically dead; a doctor has to.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2012 0:08:35 GMT -5
Arda Ocal @arda_ocal Have heard now that when Lawler was brought backstage, the entire locker room was asked to leave the immediate area for the EMTs.
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Post by mattyc on Sept 11, 2012 0:09:00 GMT -5
I don't want to guess, but any UK posters may back me up. That snore... Eurgh! Reminded me of the snore heard from Tommy Cooper as he died on stage on live TV from a heart attack in 1984. I hope and pray (and I'm not a religious man in the slightest!) that Jerry is okay. Yeah, Tommy Cooper instantly sprung to my mind too, as well as my father who passed after a heart attack last year, My mother was with him as it happened and she said he also experienced the snore like Tommy Cooper. Hopefully the quick response Jerry Lawler received from the medics has made all the difference and he'll make a successful recovery.
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 11, 2012 0:09:37 GMT -5
I just got word that he's at Côte St-Luc Hospital. Apparently.
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Post by Red Impact on Sept 11, 2012 0:09:51 GMT -5
Yeah... I'm not a doctor but I do work in the emergency services field. If he were clinically dead for 20 minutes, he'd 1) Been declared DOA and the would have stopped working-- and 2) Would not be responsive or breathing/heart beat on his own. Physically impossible. If they're working CPR when it literally just happened, he can't be clinically dead. Also, EMS generally can't declare someone clinically dead; a doctor has to. Yeah, that's the other part. A wrestler backstage can't tell that someone is clinically dead unless they're, well, dead. We had a rule when I was a crime reporter that a person wasn't dead until declared by a doctor or the medical examiner, so I can't imagine that a wrestler would be able to tell.
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 11, 2012 0:13:51 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the other part. A wrestler backstage can't tell that someone is clinically dead unless they're, well, dead. We had a rule when I was a crime reporter that a person wasn't dead until declared by a doctor or the medical examiner, so I can't imagine that a wrestler would be able to tell. Hell of a good point, this. Trying to confirm if Jeremy Prophet was even there, I don't remember anything about JP and WWE in 2 or 3 years.
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Sept 11, 2012 0:14:52 GMT -5
Something that just crossed my mind...
Last week, after the Punk/Lawler brawl, they mentioned Lawler had a chest injury and was having trouble breathing.
At the time, I took it as selling. But now... ?
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Post by FHgrad99 on Sept 11, 2012 0:14:54 GMT -5
It sounds like Jerry Lawler was given the best chances of surviving this because of how quickly he got help. Response time is often the difference between life and death. It sounds like he's in good hands at the hospital as well. I can tell that Jerry is a fighter and I believe he can and will get through this.
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Post by steamboat1 on Sept 11, 2012 0:16:28 GMT -5
The love being shown to Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole on twitter tonight makes me truly proud to be a wrestling fan tonight.
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 11, 2012 0:17:25 GMT -5
Yeah, something tells me the Clinically Dead thing is not true at all. Probably a case of someone freaking out and misunderstood the situation, which is certainly understandable.
Sounds like the CPR saved his life. Hoping no long term complications form and I'm actually relieved it wasn't a stroke. I think Michael Cole's voice and facial expression by the end of the night told us all what we needed to know. He seemed relieved. Beaming, almost.
Recover ASAP Jerry. Get well soon!
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Post by stealthamo on Sept 11, 2012 0:18:20 GMT -5
I was just thinking about it, and did anybody else find it odd that Lawler went back to commentary after the match tonight? I remember it sticking out to me, because he normally never does that after a match. Granted, he didn't get as beat up as he normally does during a match, but still, it seemed kinda weird to me at the time.
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Post by Error on Sept 11, 2012 0:18:24 GMT -5
Basically another conformation of it being a heart attack: Stacy Carter @stacycarterkat Nothing new 2 report on @jerrylawler other than it was confirmed it was a heart attack. He's stable for now. Gonna be a long night.
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Post by Medicinal Thunder Liger on Sept 11, 2012 0:19:01 GMT -5
I honestly wouldnt take anything smith hart says too seriously.
Stacy "The Kat" Carter, tweeted the following tonight: "Nothing new 2 report on @jerrylawler other than it was confirmed it was a heart attack. He's stable for now. Gonna be a long night."
Jim Ross also tweeted: "@jerrylawler stable & battling. Lucky to be where he was when incident occurred. WWE doctors, staff, EMTs did amazing job."
commentary aside, and not even bandwagoning, we almost really lost a true legend tonight guys.
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Post by memphis25 on Sept 11, 2012 0:22:40 GMT -5
King's GF graduated HS in 2007, she must be flipping out right now. Whats the deal with Brian Christopher, is he still not allowed into Canada after getting busted at the border or would they allow him in if he's still in trouble for a critical situations like this.
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Post by mizerable on Sept 11, 2012 0:22:48 GMT -5
That's cool that Stacy is just as concerned as everyone else. Not everyone is lucky to have a supportive ex-wife like that.
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Post by Krimzon on Sept 11, 2012 0:23:07 GMT -5
I honestly wouldnt take anything smith hart says too seriously. If you can't trust a guy with 2 first names, you sure as shit can't trust a guy with 2 last ones.
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Post by Medicinal Thunder Liger on Sept 11, 2012 0:24:42 GMT -5
I honestly wouldnt take anything smith hart says too seriously. If you can't trust a guy with 2 first names, you sure as s*** can't trust a guy with 2 last ones. HA, nice one man. good way to soften things up a bit.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 11, 2012 0:25:33 GMT -5
King's GF graduated HS in 2007, she must be flipping out right now. Whats the deal with Brian Christopher, is he still not allowed into Canada after getting busted at the border or would they allow him in if he's still in trouble for a critical situations like this. She's 23? So am I. Good on you Jerry lol. That poor girl. I freaked out watching, can't imagine how she is now.
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Post by Medicinal Thunder Liger on Sept 11, 2012 0:28:08 GMT -5
welp, at least we know he'll be well rested back to recovery with that in his bed.
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Post by daime on Sept 11, 2012 0:28:15 GMT -5
I hate to be that guy but how long would it be before we get another real update on the situation?
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