How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Friday, December 26, 2008

How prepared are we in a medical emergency?

When a man collapsed at a dinner function, people offered help and more people crowded round, probably making his situation worse. A suggestion to send him to hospital, and a few of them carried him, some holding his upper body, some holding his legs.

With the benefit of hindsight, what is best under the given circumstances? Most of us would have come across advice after advice on how to deal with such an emergency but how many of us know confidently what to do? One thing for sure, at the dinner in Pusing last night, none of the guests was a doctor. Could it have been better to call for an ambulance instead?

I would think so, assuming it was a heart attack but then again, because nobody could foresee as each case is unique. In America, even doctors are likely to pretend they are not because there were too many cases of patients’ families suing them when things went wrong.

22 years ago, my eldest brother suffered a heart attack at the age of 50 and was sent to KL General Hospital. He died soon after. Over a year ago, history repeated itself, but with a happy difference when his second son, at the age of 50 suffered a heart attack while at work in a Wagamama restaurant in London.

He was told to rest while they called for an ambulance. It was well equipped and manned by knowledgeable staff who took care of him while in the vehicle and upon reaching St. Thomas's Hospital was immediately attended to and soon after had angioplasty done. He was so lucky the restaurant is near such a famous teaching hospital with experienced specialists. Last night, while typing my earlier post, I received his Christmas greetings by sms!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

how lucky to be alive, come to think of it my dad case happen at 50 and so was my emergency, i will always believe lucks play a very important part and i am not ready to go yet. hello to alls and more birthdays to come.....thanks