Dramatic 911 Call -- Part Two

We have more of the frantic 911 call made by Donda West's friends and family. In the second part, one woman is clearly overwhelmed and begins hyperventilating as the 911 dispatcher attempts to give instructions on how to perform CPR. Click to hear.

Warning: The content is graphic.
Donda West 911 call part 2


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76. One wonders if she might still be alive if someone at the house had known how to give proper CPR.

Posted at 6:01PM on Dec 17th 2007 by DJ

77. I wanted to comment and say that this sight was sick and how i could not believe that someone would post this.But , i am not mad at them,, this is something that the public had interest in,, why would i say that, cause all you have read it. Someone died, a mother, someone's mother regardless who that mother may had been. To make a comment that some have made was disgusting,As a human being , how could you say that, why post it so that the public can see. Because you donkeys need attention. Maybe..This sad story should be a lesson learned for everyone. Vanity can kill you. Love yourself as , you are beautiful as is. Surgey should be done when it is only needed, Everyone go to and take a CPR lesson.This did not have to happened ,but it did. We should learn from it and let this man deal w/ his loss in peace.

Posted at 6:26PM on Dec 17th 2007 by whathastheworldcometo

78. Although I refuse to listen, I can imagine that hearing this can be upsetting at first. But as angry as you become at the people in the house who, as you say, didn't help, please remember that you are speaking about someone's mom, people. I was so upset to hear that this was posted on the internet. But I was even more upset reading the comment that were posted on this site about that poor woman. And if you don't care, why go through the trouble of commenting. We shouldn't take so much pleasure in other people's pain. Judging by your responses, I'm glad I didn't listen, but just because you did, that doesn't give you the right to pass judgement on anyone else. You can only speak for yourself. True judgement is reserved for the Father. Rather than tear down the people in the house, or TMZ for posting such filth, how about we show TMZ how much we don't like it and log off. I know I would much rather be spending time with the people I love this holiday season, than visiting a site that shows such disregard for peoples feeling.

Posted at 6:56PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Nicole

79. One tragic life lost and I agree this never should have been posted...But nothing is sacred in Holywood so it should not come as a shock to anyone. What does come as a shock are the people who made a feeble attempt to help this women if any good can come out of this is to start a foundation in her honour to advocate the importance of CPR training I am totaly shocked at how what appears to be 4 adults had no CPR training and not one had the sense to take over the phone call for the women on the phone who was obviously not in control and very distracted and did not follow dirrection of the professional. This is very sad I hope they all decide to take the CPR training now that they see how valuable it is and how easily a death could have possibly be prevented!!

Posted at 7:53PM on Dec 17th 2007 by k1029

80. Kayne, I am so sorry for your lost. Keep God close during this time. Please remember and reflect on the memories. You and your mom had a wonderful relationship. I willkeep your family in my prayers. God bless you!

Posted at 11:01PM on Dec 17th 2007 by It's not important

81. I just listened to the 911 call and found it to be extremely upsetting. The 911 Operator made every attempt to instruct these women on how to apply CPR, but to no avail. Based on the tape I concur 100% with the 911 Operator when he said, "you are not listening". Apparently, these women tried to help Dr. West however, it sounds like they did more harm than good. They wasted nearly 6 minutes, 6 minutes that could have saved her life. So very sad.

Posted at 10:09PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Slats

82. OMG! What has the world come to, no respect for the family of K. West and the comments left regarding him. This has nothing to do with Kanye (he lost his MOM) and that you can never get back. Let's pray for the things we don't understand rather than giving bad words.

Yes, those people in the room where in a very bad situation trying to save a life of a love one, so be careful about judging those folks you were not there to see someone die.

God Bless the Family of Kanye West.

Posted at 9:08AM on Dec 18th 2007 by Josie

83. If anything good can come from this, perhaps it will be National awarenes for people to PAY ATTENTION to the 911 operators when you call for help!!! This woman, although panicked, wasted precious time by doing nothing. Why did she call? And being who she was, I'm surprised that Dr. West didn't have a nurse with her after her surgery. The caller did not listen to one thing the 911 operator was saying. As a registered nurse, I find this call extremely frustrating to listen to, because the people present could have done SO much more to help. Listen to the professionals when you don't know what to do, thats what their there for!!! No idea if she could have been saved or not, but its no wonder that she died with at least 8 minutes of NO CPR after she collapsed!

Posted at 11:36PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Texas Nurse

84. HOW DARE SOMEONE POST THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SOB. The family have been through ENOUGH

SOMEONE WITH A HEART!

Posted at 10:58AM on Dec 19th 2007 by brewster

85. No wonder she went under the knife!

i'd have risked it too.

Posted at 3:20PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Eeesh!

86. All 911 calls are a matter of public record. This tape wasn't "leaked," it was put out into the public because that's the law. As far as TMZ posting it online: did you expect anything less? Anybody who visits this site (myself included) gets off on seeing celebrities torn down. If hearing this tape truly upsets you then stop visiting this web site.

Posted at 1:00AM on Dec 18th 2007 by lynn

87. please take this tape off. Kanye doesn't need to listen to this. oh my goodness. i wouldn't want this can of attention out for the public to listen to because this was very personal, you should have given the family the choice if they wanted this to be avaliable to the public. this was horrific. my prayers goes out to the West family and let them know that God is on their side and He will give them strength to withstand all this that's going on with the media. put our trust in God and not man. stay strong Kanye!!

Posted at 5:21AM on Dec 18th 2007 by foxy

88. GET CPR CERTIFIED AND FIRST AID CERTIFIED..................
FOR YOUR FAMILY, LOVED ONES, FRIENDS, YOURSELF.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL NEED IT.

RIP MRS. WEST.

Posted at 4:13AM on Dec 18th 2007 by Disgusted

89. GET CPR CERTIFIED.

Posted at 4:14AM on Dec 18th 2007 by Disgusted

90. Poor lady. It's such a tragedy. I don't blame TMZ at all for posting this. The tapes were aired on the major Entertainment news programs today. TMZ has a great reputation of bringing us beaking news first. They are simply doing their job.

Also we live in a different time. If you are a celebrity you will have ABSOLUTELY no privacy. I don't think it's right but it's an absolute fact of life.

In the beginning I believed that Vanity killed her. I was like, "Why is a woman in her late 50's getting plastic surgery anyway?!"
Especially since it is well known that as you age, you don't heal as well.

However, I'm really starting to just think about the pain the family is in. It's so very sad.

I think it was harder for me to feel sympathetic towards Kanye, because he seems so unbelievably arrogant. But I can definitely sympathize now.

The worst part of it all is that this was TOTALLY avoidable. I think that will be the most difficult thing for the family to deal with.

And didn't two doctors refuse to operate on her prior to him settling on Dr. Adams? Did know one do any research? A background check on him? They didn't think that was important?

I'm still upset that Dr. Adams was accused of sexual battery and that still wasn't enough to tarnish his reputation prior to the death of Ms. West. Sooo sad.

Anywho, I do feel sorry for the family. I know that coming to terms with this will be extremely difficult.

Espicially when it comes to the friends. Let me tell you, that was something. I won't even say what I was thinking while listening to that tape.

But I feel sorry for the friends as well. They are going to be looked down upon. Simply because people want answers, and they were with her during such crucial moments, it's sad.

At least her friends were there and she didn't have to die alone.

I don't know anything about the family, and I still don't understand it. What made her think that she needed a body lift and breast-whatever?

I mean, I would think that in your late 50's you would have developed a different view on life. That you would have moved beyond the superficial after living so long and seeing so much.

At 58 years old why in the world would you feel the need to impress anyone? Wouldn't you be beyond that?

It's just really sad.

It's not like she was 300+ pounds and needed gastric bypass surgery, to save her life.

I just don't get it. Didn't she know the risks? Did she think about what her death would do her family? What made her so desperate to have a different appearance?

And also, with all of the money and resources they have they couldn't find SOME doctor that was board-certified and willing to operate?

Why didn't she just take the advice of the first two doctors she consulted? Why didn't she listen to them?

And what's with the "Out-patient surgery"? Since when is it okay to send someone home immediately following major surgery? I mean really? Did ANYONE have common sense? I mean that doesn't even half-way sound feasible. If a Dr. told me he was sending me home following major surgery, I would have run out of his office and declared him a nut.

I can understand if a person's judgement is clouded because they want something so badly. But what about friends and family? Did anyone voice concerns?

I can't believe it. Bizarre.

So many questions, not many answers.

Disturbing.

Posted at 4:50AM on Dec 18th 2007 by Grace

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