Man Declared Dead Starts Moving, Breathing While Being Readied For Morgued

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/...ilwaukee_n_7421586.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

First responders preparing to take the body of a Milwaukee man pronounced dead to the morgue got a jolt when the man suddenly began moving and noticeably breathing, authorities said on Friday.

They had gone to the 46-year-old man's high-rise building on Tuesday after his worried girlfriend called for assistance, saying she had not heard from him for two days, according to a medical examiner's report.

When they arrived at his apartment, they found him cold, pale and rigid at the foot of his bed, the report said.

They did not try to resuscitate him.

About 50 minutes later, the medical examiner arrived and notified the man's family of his death. As the examiner readied the body to be taken to the morgue, the man began to move his left arm and right leg, the report said.

Paramedics took the man, who has not been identified, to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit.

Thoughts?

 

[Lizzy]

They should of checked him over if he was in rigor the skin would of been discolored. Especially after two days.

I wonder if they tried to check his pupils, something other than just giving him a quick gander.

 

[Jazzy]

According to another news story, the brother says he has an extreme form of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) which caused his body temperature to drop to 84 degrees. He also says that, since being in the hospital, his brother's condition is "getting better every day". The hospital and everyone else involved has so far refused to release any information, citing medical confidentiality laws, an ongoing investigation by the police and the 911 company, and other investigations as to what happened.

As a Paramedic: They did not follow proper protocol.