I'd like to take this time to thank Dr. Friedberg for writing my letter of recommendation for my pharmacy school application. I really wouldn't be where I am today.
The most notable posting by Dr. Friedberg is on the CNN blog where he states,
September 29th, 2011 8:32 am ET
"The fundamental problem with everything Murray did after he entered Jackson's bedroom is that Jackson had already been dead for an irretrievable time.
The window to save the brain's life after oxygen deprivation only extends for 3-5 minutes in adults at normal body temperature.
The critical issue is not the 'lethal' dose of propofol but Murray's failure to repsond to Jackson's drop in oxygen level that would have been indicated by a dropping pulse oximeter tone. No such 'lethal' propofol dose exists when breathing & oxygenation are monitored & appropriate intervention occurs when the tone of the pulse oximeter drops.
The defense contention that Murray had a pulse oximeter without a functioning alarm is ludicrous. The 'alarm' in every pulse oximeter is the drop in tone when the oxygen level drops... long before the body runs out of oxygen.
The critical issue is the failure to monitor Jackson's breathing & intervene before the loss of oxygen caused his hear to stop & his brain to die."
Recently, Dr. Friedberg has been in the spotlight during the Michael Jackson death lawsuit as seen here
1045/1745 GMT: Outside the court, Barry Friedberg, a 62-year-old anesthesiologist, accuses Murray of being "a sociopath" who was not adaquetely monitoring Jackson.
"Leaving Jackson, who desperately wanted to sleep and was desperately asking for propofol, is like leaving a pyromaniac in a room packed with matches," Friedberg says.
Also on comments on ABC's News Website, Dr. Friedberg states
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Sadly, Jackson had been dead for some time before Murray even returned to the bedroom. The adult brain @ body temperature, dies after only 3-5 minutes without oxygen.
Propofol is only lethal when breathing is not monitored & appropriate intervention does not occur when the oxygen levels begin to drop… long before cardiac arrest occurs.
By failing to monitor Jackson’s breathing, Murray’s 46 minute phone call allowed for many opportunities for that 3-5 minute interval to occur.
Everything Murray did after his return to the bedroom was calculated to make Murray appear like the conscientious physician he clearly is not.
Read ‘Getting Over Going Under.’ Jackson is only the most famous American to die from anesthesia over-medication.
POSTED BY: BARRY L. FRIEDBERG, M.D. | OCTOBER 3, 2011, 10:04 AM 10:04 A
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