Michael Jackson CPR Mystery Unfolds

Michael JacksonOne question investigators will have for Michael Jackson's personal physician: Did he botch early CPR efforts on the King of Pop?

On the 911 tape obtained by TMZ, one of Jackson's staffers tells the dispatcher that Jackson is "on the bed" and that a "doctor is here." The doctor is Dr. Conrad Murray.

Several EMTs tell us it's odd that a veteran cardiologist like Murray would attempt CPR while Jackson was on a bed.

Common CPR practices call for the patient to be on a hard surface -- because it is difficult to compress the chest on a soft surface. The 911 operator told the staffer to "get him on the floor."

Cops have yet to officially interview Dr. Murray, but this will almost certainly come up.

Tags: 911 call, 911Call, cardiac arrest, CardiacArrest, cpr, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson

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211. 74. A BLACK CHILD MOLESTER IS DEAD, REJOICE CHILDREN.

Posted at 12:02PM on Jun 27th 2009 by gRIM rEAPER

how in the hell can u show this thats so messed up tmz lets see u post my comment son of bitch

Posted at 10:50AM on Jun 30th 2009 by alex

212. I was told that the Doc did not call 911 untill 25 or 30 minutes passed by.
Yes, i do feel the CPR was not done properly by the Doc.

Posted 12:32p.m. June 30, 2009 by Carol (G)-M

Posted at 12:59PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Carol (G)-M

213. I must add another comment: If there was no over dose, is it possible that some thing like a arguement may have taken place, some kind of diagreement that may have frightened Michael Jackson? The call to 911 should have been immediate from the doctor, no waiting.

Posted at 2:01PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Carol (G)-M

214. MJ absolutely needed to be moved to the floor. The bed was not hard enough for CPR. You are just pushing the chest up and down, not compressing the heart. Besides the MD said there was a pulse at first. He waited 30 minutes to call 911. It sounds like he stopped breathing because of drugs, then his heart stopped. Why would you do CPR on a person with a pulse. It sounds like he may have been saved if the MD knew what he was doing. A hard surface is CPR 101. You would think a cardiologist of all people would know that.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Lisa B

215. Michael Jackson era o super popstar.Nunca, em epoca nenhuma haverá outro que chegue aos pés deste genio da musica pop.Espero que, realmente, não tenha sido caso de assassinato.Não haveria pena cabivel para um provavel assassino de um idolo da humanidade.Meu Deus, queria acordar deste pesadelo.Michael não pode ter morrido.
Michael, Eu Amo Voce!!!!

Posted at 7:51PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Carlos Viegas Filho

216. Lisa Marie Presley told it best. Just read her comments on her my-space. He was in trouble with drugs for quite some time, and feared dying like Elvis.

The man had a terrible childhood. In fact, how can a responsible judge give katherine Jackson custody of those children when she could not spare her won children the beatings they indured. He lived a very strange life, not even comfortable in his own skin. He was ashamed to be a black man and wanted white children. He was not a person who was in their right mind, and for this reason, I feel terrible for him, however making him out to be some kind of legend is so wrong. My children are all grown, but if they were younger, I would not want them, to idolize Michael Jackson. If you were suspected of child molestation, and were innocent, I bet you would never put yourself in a situation to be suspected again. If he did molest children I believe that he did not think anything was wrong with it. He thought his love for children was pure.

His drugs werre his escape. He could not escape who he was by changing his face, or skin color.

Posted at 4:29PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Lisa

217. Any liscensed physican would know to put a person on the floor to perform CPR, therefore I think that Michael jackson was already dead, and the doctor was simply scared and had someone call 911. He was hired as a personal physician, not as a cardiologist, therefore he most likely would not have had a defibrillator . If he were actually the one who gave Michael Jackson a shot of Demerol, which has not been proven, then yes he should have had Narcan in his posession. One must remember, however that Michael Jackson had used drugs for many years as is evident by reading Lisa Marie's post on her my-space. he feared dying like Elvis. Doctor or no doctor, I believe this was Michael Jackson's fate.

Posted at 4:36PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Lisa

218. the damn doctor did it no questions asked. i hope he rots in the dephs of hell for this. i wouldnt be surprised if joe put the damn doctor up to this sht either. they both need to go down. im so sorry he is gone but happy he is in a better place now and dont have to got hrough the mental and physical abuse no longer.RIP MJ u will b missed

Posted at 9:15PM on Jun 30th 2009 by scoobyshoobydoo

219. it's the doctor fault regardless maybe he could have got him back because he steel and a pulse a (slow one) and he was warm

Posted at 12:14PM on Jul 1st 2009 by whatever

220. it is the doctor fault regardless because he have brought him back to life because he still had a pulse ( a slow one) and he was still warm!

Posted at 12:21PM on Jul 1st 2009 by you dont need to know

221. WHO WAS THE PERSON THAT MADE THE 911 CALL? WHY WAS HE NOT IDENTIFIED? HOW LONG WAS HE IN THE ROOM WITH MJ AND THE DOCTOR? WHAT DID HE WITNESS? DID HE HELP THE DOCTOR IN ANY OTHER WAY? THIS MAN STATED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS ALONE WITH MJ, WELL, WHERE DID HE COME FROM? THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED.

Posted at 11:50AM on Jul 4th 2009 by Jean2501

222. I have been a firefighter/EMT for 12 years and also spent 10 years as a 911 dispatcher. I have to question what was going inside the home prior to 911 call being made. The caller states "he (Michael) is not responding to anything? What does "anything" include? Obviously the sentance indicates that more than one life saving attempt was being made. Does this mean the doctor tried to adminster a counter reactive drug? How long was the doctor performing CPR before making the 911 call? The doctor stated Michael had a faint pulse when he found him. You dont start CPR on somebody who has a pulse. The doctor also stated he adminstard CPR while Michael was on the bed. You never give CPR to a person while they are on a bed, this leads to poor circulation of the blood. You need to place the person on a hard surface. If you ask me I think it would be safe to say that Dr.Murrey gave Michael the drugs and when Dr. Murrey realized that Michael overdosed he attempted to reverse the drug affect and when that failed he began botched CPR for several minutes in hopes that Michael would be regain conciousness. After several minutes of botched CPR he then realized that his life saving efforts were failing he then instructed somebody to dial 911. What was the time element?, how long was it before the 911 call was made?. The investigators need to question the first arrving EMS personal. Any firefighter/EMT with several years on the job can spot suspicious behavior or activities within the first few minutes. I can almost bet what Dr. Murrey told the first arriving EMS personal is not what he told investigators. Dr. Murrey should have called 911 as soon as Michael was found.

Posted at 7:35PM on Jul 8th 2009 by EMTFIREDUDE

223. we have some of the most ignorant people in this world. Why are you all just focusing on the negative? Maybe because he's an African american. We all are not perfect. Theres only one person i know that's perfect and that is our father in heaven. When he created man it was meant for us to make mistakes. Michael was a king of pop from heaven. He was put on Earth for a purpose and he served that purpose and God was ready for him to come home so he called. Now Michael is singing in heaven. I feel he should be buried in the Neverland Ranch and they should make it a museum. R.I.P Michael J. Jackson The media should let him rest.

Posted at 5:06AM on Jul 8th 2009 by nique1217

224. It's obvious that foul play has taken place here. MJ was murdered in my opinion, and, as always, MONEY was the sole motive. The Dr. is shady and he knows it. It seems to me that they didn't really try to resuscitate him before calling Joe Jackson, 911, or whoever they called first. MJ was already dead.
RIP to the love of my life. I will NEVER forget you MJ! You changed my life for the better!

Posted at 6:47AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Hd-Nrs.

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