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Michael Jackson Died from Overdose of Propofol

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:34:51 +0000

There is a rumor that Dr. Conrad Murray may be charged with manslaughter in the coming week, and now the toxicology results have been leaked showing that Michael Jackson died from too much Propofol mixed with other drugs. TMZ reports what Murray told cops, and other details police have gathered in their investigation so far:

Dr. Conrad Murray told cops he had been treating Jackson for 6 weeks for insomnia — giving him 50 milligrams of Propofol every night through an IV.

Murray told cops he feared Jackson was getting addicted so he reduced the dosage to 25 mg.

The morning Jackson died, Dr. Murray gave Jackson valium at 1:30 AM. Murray said the valium didn’t work so he gave the singer an IV injection of lorazepam — an anti-anxiety drug. Murray told cops Jackson was still awake, so he then gave him midazolam — a sedative.

Murray gave Jackson more drugs. He says at 10:40 AM, he administered 25 mg of Propofol. Dr. Murray told cops Jackson repeatedly demanded the drug.

As we first reported, cops found 8 bottles of Propofol in Jackson’s house after he died, but they do not know where it was purchased.

Cops also found Valium, Tamsulosin, Lorazepam, Temazepam, Clonazepam, Trazodone and Tizanidine, along with the Propofol.

The various drugs were prescribed by Dr. Murray, Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Allan Metzger.

Dr. Murray reportedly told cops 10 minutes after administering Propofol … he "left Jackson’s side to go to the restroom and relieve himself. Murray stated he was out of the room for about 2 minutes maximum. Upon his return, Murray noticed that Jackson was no longer breathing."

Dr. Murray says he began CPR and at some point ran downstairs and asked the chef to send up Prince Jackson, the eldest son, then Murray continued performing CPR.

Dr. Murray says he noticed that Jackson wasn’t breathing at around 11 AM. He was then on the cell phone for 47 minutes with 3 separate calls, from 11:18 to 12:05. The 911 call came in at 12:21 PM …. a much longer delay than originally reported.

Dr. Murray told cops other docs had administered Propofol to Jackson, including Las Vegas Dr. David Adams. Dr. Murray said he was at a cosmetologist’s office where Dr. Adams gave Jackson Propofol.

Interestingly, according to the warrant, Dr. Murray refused to sign the death certificate at the UCLA Medical Center.

If all these details are accurate the only opinion I could conclude was that Murray deliberately allowed Jackson to remain in a state where he was not breathing until his heart stopped, and then attempted chest compression on the bed without back support. In my opinion this is more than manslaughter. Murray’s experience, and competency, are both in question here.

The bottom line is that the coroner ruled Jackson’s death a homicide, so Murray should be charged with manslaughter or worse in 3 … 2 … 1.

Conrad Murray Speaks

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:55:27 +0000

Dr. Conrad Murray, who admits to giving Michael Jackson the propofol that killed him, recorded this message to thank supporters for their support.

The video was made last Wednesday in Houston, Texas, and arranged by the publicist employed by Dr. Murray’s lawyer.

As Dr. Murray attempts to excuse his responsibility in Michael’s death, Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, is considering a wrongful death lawsuit, most likely against Murray.

Also of Note, Michael will be buried, finally, on his birthday August 29, which also happens to be my birthday.

Michael Jackson Toxicology Report

Hollywood Grind — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:43:22 +0000

The Michael Jackson toxicology report results show that Jackson had several antianxiety drugs in his system, but also a lethal amount of Propofol, which Dr. Conrad Murray admits to administering. The autopsy showed a lot of needle marks that would be consistent with saline lock, or heparin lock, starts to administer the propofol.

Murray claimed to have fallen asleep, and when he awoke Jackson was dead, so he started CPR. Sounds like manslaughter, as well as negligent malpractice. In my experience, propofol is almost never given to anyone who is not on a ventilator to assist their breathing.

John Branca and John McClain, who are overseeing Jackson’s estate, were able to get Jackson’s insurance policy cashed out for $3 million dollars before the autopsy results were officially released.

Unfortunately the Lloyd’s of London policy, taken out by AEG in case Jackson didn’t perform his London concerts, did not cover death related to illegal drug use. The policy states:

"This insurance does not cover any loss directly or indirectly arising out of, contributed, to, by or resulting from … the illegal possession or illicit taking of drugs and their effects."

Propofol could have been considered to have been illegally possessed since it is not to be administered outside of a hospital setting with emergency equipment close by.

A decision on the AEG policy has not yet been made.

The special administrators for the Jackson estate also got approval from a judge to sell all kinds of Jackson merchandise before people stop caring, all the proceeds of which will go to the estate. Get your Michael Jackson lunch box, and Halloween masks now, before they sell out.

Conrad Murray Did Not Call 911 for Michael Jackson for 30 Minutes

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:22:34 +0000

Dr. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist, said via his attorney Edward Chernoff, he did not call 911 for 30 minutes after he began doing CPR on Michael Jackson.

To successfully save someone in cardiac arrest most supportive measures need to be performed within 5 to 10 minutes, or as quickly as possible, like shocking the heart with a defibrillator, after they are hooked up to an EKG to determine if they need to be shocked, an IV (intravenous line) started to administer drugs to support the heart and circulation like epinephrine (adrenalin), atropine, and perhaps anti arrhythmic drugs such as lidocaine, pronestyl, bretylium, or amiodarone, depending on the heart rhythm the person is in. If the heart stopped, or isn’t beating effectively, an external pacemaker could be applied to keep the heart beating.

There are three extremely suspicious issues here. First Dr. Murray, who is a heart doctor, did not properly perform CPR. An adult is always placed on a hard surface, and CPR is then performed with two hands, otherwise the proper compressions may not occur to circulate the blood in the body, and to the brain. Second, the rumors are that Michael stopped breathing, but Dr. Murray never said he did mouth-to-mouth to provide Michael’s body with oxygen. If Michael’s heart stopped beating because Michael wasn’t breathing, and the heart stopped due to a lack of oxygen, then giving Michael mouth-to-mouth would support his heart. Only giving Michael chest compressions, and not giving Michael oxygen with mouth-to-mouth breathing, for 30 minutes would kill anyone. Third, doing CPR for 30 minutes, with one hand behind the person’s back is so exhausting you couldn’t possibly keep going. Put a pillow on your bed, then put on hand underneath it, and do CPR type compressions on top of the pillow for 30 minutes, and you will see how hard that is.

The bottom line is this. Dr. Murray, in my opinion, did everything he could to delay Michael getting proper emergency medical attention, that the doctor could not possibly provide just by virtue of the fact he was a doctor. Without the proper emergency equipment and medication, Michael was sure to die, and he did.

Dr. Murray’s other excuse for not calling 911 was that Michael’s phones in the house didn’t work, and Michael didn’t have a phone in his room. All doctors walk around with a cell phone on their hip. Dr. Murray’s response was that he didn’t know Michael’s exact address for 911, so he waited until he could get security to call for him.

We believe Dr. Murray should be investigated for malpractice, and possible criminal charges, in the death of Michael Jackson. Even if Dr. Murray did not give Michael the drugs that could have killed him, Dr. Murray certainly didn’t do what a CPR trained non-medical professional would have done, like call 911 right away, and give Michael CPR on the floor with two hands. Murray admits he was being paid $150,000 per month to be Michael’s personal physician, but he certainly didn’t give Michael even a dollar worth of care in our opinion.

Dr. Murray’s attorney keeps saying Murray checked to make sure there was blood flow during CPR. How could Dr. Murray check to see if there was blood flow, which is done by feeling the pulse in the neck via the carotid artery, if one hand was behind Michael’s back, and the other hand was on Michael’s chest? Murray isn’t believable.

Conrad Murray Denies Giving Michael Jackson Demerol

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:33:21 +0000

Edward Chernoff, the lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray, said his client found Michael Jackson on his bed not breathing, but he still had a faint pulse.

Edward Chernoff also said Dr. Conrad Murray never prescribed or gave Jackson the drugs Demerol or OxyContin. He denied reports suggesting Murray gave Jackson drugs that contributed to his death.

Chernoff told the AP that Murray was at the pop icon’s rented mansion on Thursday afternoon when he discovered Jackson in bed and not breathing. The doctor immediately began administering CPR, Chernoff said:

"He just happened to find him in his bed, and he wasn’t breathing. Mr. Jackson was still warm and had a pulse."

Jackson’s family requested a private autopsy in part because of questions about Murray, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday. Murray also told the family an autopsy should be performed, Chernoff said. This morning Joe Jackson said he had not spoken to Murray yet, which completely contradicts Murray’s claim to have told the family to have an autopsy. Anytime anyone dies suddenly, there is always an autopsy done.

People close to Michael Jackson have said since his death that they were concerned about his use of painkillers. Los Angeles County medical examiners completed their autopsy Friday and said Jackson had taken unspecified prescription medication. Toxicology reports are still pending.

Chernoff said any drugs the doctor gave Jackson were prescribed in response to a specific complaint from the Jackson:

"Dr. Murray has never prescribed nor administered Demerol to Michael Jackson. Not ever. Not that day. Not Oxycontin either for that matter."

Paramedics were called to the mansion while doctor Murray was performing CPR, according to a recording of the 911 call.

Chernoff said because Jackson was so frail, Murray:

"administered with his hand behind his back to provide the necessary support."

"He’s a trained doctor. He knows how to administer CPR."

I used to be a basic life support instructor and an advanced cardiac life support instructor, and I can tell you that a hand does not provide enough support to do effective chest compressions. The palm of the hand is about the size of the heart, and with the bed being higher than the floor, plus one hand behind Jackson’s back, Dr. Murray could not possibly push hard enough, or properly, to cause the right compression on the heart to circulate the blood. There is no leverage, or weight, with one person behind a person’s back, and the other hand on their chest. In an emergency situation the person in trouble is always placed immediately on a hard flat surface. At home that surface would be the floor, in the hospital the surface would be a back board placed under a patient. Paramedics or EMTs would have placed Michael on a backboard immediately before taking over CPR, since the backboard is a better surface than the floor. Reports also suggest that Murray tried for a while, before having someone else call 911, to resuscitate Jackson without the use of a defibrillator, an external pacemaker, epinephrine, or atropine, which would all be necessary in this case for a successful outcome. The longer Murray waited to get proper medical assistance, the more likely a negative outcome would ocurr.

Murray was interviewed by investigators for three hours Saturday. His spokeswoman called Murray "a witness to this tragedy," not a suspect in the death, and police described the doctor as cooperative.

The attorney said Murray will wait to speak publicly until after the police and forensics investigation is complete. Chernoff said:

"One of his best friends just died, essentially in his arms, yeah, he’s looking forward to telling his story."

Chernoff also said the promoter of Jackson’s 50-show London concerts, AEG Live, owes the cardiologist $300,000.

"His contract with the promoters states he would receive an amount of money each month to be his (Jackson’s) personal physician and they have failed to honor that contract. They are two months behind."

Randy Phillips, president and CEO of AEG Live, acknowledged the contract called for Murray to be paid $150,000 a month, but said the contract required Jackson’s signature.

"Michael never signed the contract."

He also said the doctor’s claim for payment may be against Jackson’s estate, not AEG which was merely advancing the money to Jackson.

There is still a question as to whether Murray was licensed to practice medicine in California.

Murray’s statements sound like a desperate attempt to excuse his liability in Jackson’s death. There are too many errors made by Murray to convince us that he did not contribute to Jackson’s death. Murray did not have Narcan (Naloxone) on-hand to treat a narcotic overdose, Murray did not properly perform the CPR, and Murray claims to have told the family to have an autopsy done, when Joe Jackson denies having talked to Murray, and an autopsy is always done in cases like this. Murray seems to be saying anything he can to defend his innocence before he has even been accused of anything, which makes him look even more suspicious.

Michael Jackson 911 Call

Hollywood Grind — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:19:49 +0000

Here is the 911 call made yesterday to get help at 12:21 pm for Michael Jackson at his rented mansion in Holmby Hills, California.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal cardiologist physician, was the only witness to Michael’s collapse.

The word is that Murray administered a large dose of Demerol that led to Michael’s breathing to stop, and then led to Michael’s heart to stop from a lack of oxygen.

The person on the phone said on the call:

"The doctor has been the one one here."

The doctor, according to the caller, was doing CPR on the bed. The 911 operator immediately instructor the caller to have the doctor move Michael to the floor. The reason for this is because CPR is only effective on a hard surface, not a bed, a cardiologist of all people would know that. Paramedics that arrived at the home tried to revive Michael for about 45 minutes, and asked the doctor at the hospital to declare Michael dead, but Dr. Murray insisted rescue efforts continue, and that Michael be transported to the hospital. Reports indicate Murray continued CPR on Michael at the hospital, which is highly unusual.

Another highly unusual detail was the discovery of Lidocaine at the scene. Lidocaine can be used to numb areas of the body, but is also used to treat lethal heart arrhythmias. When paramedics took over Michael was not breathing, had no pulse, was in asystole (flat lined on the EKG), and appeared to be already gone.

Murray, according to reports, was not licensed to practice medicine in California. Murray is from Houston, Texas, and was renting a room in Michael’s home, as well as attending as his personal physician.

Police are interviewing Murray this afternoon. I’d like to know why Dr. Murray didn’t inject Michael with Narcan after he started to have trouble breathing from the Demerol injection.

We are now awaiting the results of the preliminary autopsy. Toxicology results may take weeks, which could be key, since it appears that prescription drugs may have played a key role in Michael’s death.

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