I can't tell you how many times I've seen people in my ER's say "The person is saying "I can't breathe" therefore, he/she must be able to breath. Absolutely not true. Eric Garner couldn't breath because 6 goons were sitting on his chest. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:25 am Post subject:
TooCool wrote:
What's next? Is he going to lay on the court like a moron?
Considering how often he injures himself, I expect him to be laying on the court very soon. _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:12 pm Post subject:
Floyd24NDLAL wrote:
lol you guys are aholes
I agree. Some juvenile responses to a very serious nationwide problem. SMH _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
What's next? Is he going to lay on the court like a moron?
Easier to post something so asinine as to leave no doubt that one is a moron. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
I can't tell you how many times I've seen people in my ER's say "The person is saying "I can't breathe" therefore, he/she must be able to breath. Absolutely not true. Eric Garner couldn't breath because 6 goons were sitting on his chest.
As some one who has unfortunately had the feeling of not being able to properly breath due having the air removed from my lungs, I completely get the fact that one can speak despite the fact that your ability to breath is restricted.
Breathing is a two step process. One can speak while trying to suck in air while stimulating their vocal chords - try it after holding your breath for awhile. The problem arises when your muscle memories tries to breath despite the fact that your lungs are demanding that you can't expel the air within them because they are demanding more air. Your body has difficulty finding the rhythm it is used to.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen people in my ER's say "The person is saying "I can't breathe" therefore, he/she must be able to breath. Absolutely not true. Eric Garner couldn't breath because 6 goons were sitting on his chest.
As some one who has unfortunately had the feeling of not being able to properly breath due having the air removed from my lungs, I completely get the fact that one can speak despite the fact that your ability to breath is restricted.
Breathing is a two step process. One can speak while trying to suck in air while stimulating their vocal chords - try it after holding your breath for awhile. The problem arises when your muscle memories tries to breath despite the fact that your lungs are demanding that you can't expel the air within them because they are demanding more air. Your body has difficulty finding the rhythm it is used to.
Also, one can be extremely hypoxic due to insults such as CHF, Pulmonary embolism, Fat embolism etc, and be able to say "I can't breath" just as you are 60 seconds from full cardiac arrest. Seen it many times.
In Mr. Garner's case, he couldn't breath because he couldn't come close to expanding his lungs enough to breath in enough air to maintain oxygenation. He could phonate because he could expand his lungs a little, bit not nearly enough to compensate for the weight on his chest and his increased oxygen demands due to the increased stress response of the incident. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
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