Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital

min0 lee · 03-30-2009, 12:13 PM

BBspot - Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital

By Brian Briggs

San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for "Earth hour" on Saturday.

The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. "We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right with us cutting the power. To a person, they all said as stewards of this planet it was their duty to observe Earth Hour. They knew the risks and were willing to take it," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

Cho said that it was a net gain for planet Earth, despite the deaths. "The dead patients will no longer use any energy, and actually will be turned into energy in our patient incinerator," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

As power was cut in the critical care ward some patients screamed in pain, others died calmly in their sleep. Cho said that most of the medical equipment has battery-powered back up systems, but those were disabled, because hospital officials felt that violated the spirit of Earth Hour.

Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Chobby didn't make it."

Marla Tompkins, surviving sister of cancer patient Warren Tompkins, said, "Warren struggled for breath as his ventilator was powered down. I thought he might make it, but with three minutes left before power was to be turned back on, he expired. It was tragic, but kept me on the edge of the seat the whole time."

Cho hopes other hospitals learn from the example of San Francisco General and participate in next year's Earth Hour.

urbanski · 03-30-2009, 12:22 PM

min0 lee · 03-30-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by urbanski

lol

How can you laugh at a time like this?
They didn't deserve to die.

shiznit2169 · 03-30-2009, 12:30 PM

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Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Chobby didn't make it."

what the fuck? This has to be fake.

FishOrCutBait · 03-30-2009, 12:33 PM

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**I Are Baboon** · 03-30-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shiznit2169

what the fuck? This has to be fake.

chobby192 · 03-30-2009, 12:57 PM

Cut the crap, mino. no more fake news...and stop telling people that I died.

Little Wing · 03-30-2009, 02:56 PM

Little Wing · 03-30-2009, 02:57 PM

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maniclion · 03-30-2009, 06:00 PM

Fuck that I just flipped the ByPass on my Midnite Solar E-Panel and let the day ride out on pure Solar Power, I even played my guitar with the amp plugged into the dedicated Back-Up power outlet and made some GooDEArth_FeelGood Tribal Style Music....

Triple Threat · 03-30-2009, 06:45 PM

The article was amusing, but the reactions from some of the readers are priceless.

03-30-2009, 12:13 PM	#1
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital BBspot - Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital By Brian Briggs San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for "Earth hour" on Saturday. The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. "We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right with us cutting the power. To a person, they all said as stewards of this planet it was their duty to observe Earth Hour. They knew the risks and were willing to take it," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho. Cho said that it was a net gain for planet Earth, despite the deaths. "The dead patients will no longer use any energy, and actually will be turned into energy in our patient incinerator," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho. As power was cut in the critical care ward some patients screamed in pain, others died calmly in their sleep. Cho said that most of the medical equipment has battery-powered back up systems, but those were disabled, because hospital officials felt that violated the spirit of Earth Hour. Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Chobby didn't make it." Marla Tompkins, surviving sister of cancer patient Warren Tompkins, said, "Warren struggled for breath as his ventilator was powered down. I thought he might make it, but with three minutes left before power was to be turned back on, he expired. It was tragic, but kept me on the edge of the seat the whole time." Cho hopes other hospitals learn from the example of San Francisco General and participate in next year's Earth Hour. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

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chobby192 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: united states Posts: 658	Cut the crap, mino. no more fake news...and stop telling people that I died. China has become more capitalist than America; America has become more communist than China. ~ Propaganda Buster

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03-30-2009, 06:00 PM	#10
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,435 Photos: 10	Fuck that I just flipped the ByPass on my Midnite Solar E-Panel and let the day ride out on pure Solar Power, I even played my guitar with the amp plugged into the dedicated Back-Up power outlet and made some GooDEArth_FeelGood Tribal Style Music.... "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

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Triple Threat End of the world Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 10,444 Photos: 6	The article was amusing, but the reactions from some of the readers are priceless.

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