We've told you since July 15 police believe Dr. Conrad Murray administered Propofol to Michael Jackson -- the drug that killed him. There's a reason police believe it. Dr. Murray told them.
Two days after Jackson's death, Dr. Murray told LAPD detectives he administered Propofol to the singer hours before he died ... this, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
We're told Dr. Murray gave Jackson an IV drip of the powerful anesthesia. Police believe Dr. Murray simply wasn't paying attention when the singer's heart stopped beating.
Authorities believe Dr. Murray may have actually fallen asleep during the time the drug was administered and may have awakened to find Jackson already dead from heart failure.
An IV drip of Propofol allows a constant, steady infusion of the drug for a period of time determined by the person administering it.
It is considered reckless in the medical community for a doctor to administer an IV drip of Propofol without the patient being monitored by an EKG, which sounds an alarm when the patient's pulse drops too low. No EKG was found in the house.
Another device -- known as a pulse oximeter -- is used to determine the oxygen saturation in the patient's blood. If the patient's breathing slows to a dangerous level, an alarm alerts the treating physician. Again, no oximeter was found in the house.
This whole case is fucked up.
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From an anesthesiologist. Purely reckless. The most important thing with propofol besides ECG leads and SP02 monitor is the need for end-tidal C02 monitoring when administering propofol. It lets us know if the patient's respiratory rate has slowed or if the C02 levels have increased (can cause C02 narcosis which can lead to a whole range of problems including increased sedation, patient stops breathing, patient gets acidotic, heart doesn't want to work in an acidic environment, patient's heart stops) in addition to having an Spo2 probe on (that little probe on your finger that let's us know you oxygen saturation and heart rate). What you need to know is that not just any doctor is trained to administer propofol as it is safe in the right hands with the right monitors. An anesthesiologist is trained to do this for general anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care. Overdoses happen and we can respond with certain manuevers to get the patient breathing on their own or put a breathing tube (endotracheal tube) or laryngeal mask airway in and help the patient breathe on their own. Yes, we are known for putting people to sleep. The little secret is that we keep you alive during surgery and more importantly, wake you up. It is an art and science in understanding physiology and the pharmacological properties of the medications we work with and understanding the patient so we can tailor an anesthetic safely and effectively. Unfortunately, if Murray administered it, he was not trained to do so.
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