Wednesday, February 22, 2012

'Life support' residence loses power

This article is related to the life support debate from today in class. However it is a very different side to life support. It is not an article about a person being taken on or off life support, or any controversy related to that at all. This article is about the electrical side. It more specifically is about a power company that cut power to "a customer listed as running life-support equipment that required constant power to their home."I thought this was interesting because it shows another aspect to leaving patients on life support. The usual case involves being in a hospital yes, but there are people running off this equipment at home, and if anything were to happen to the power supply (whether it was shut off on purpose or not) would unexpectedly make the decision for you. Overall just an interesting thought realizing you are leaving a life relying on absolutely constant upkeep.


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