Tragic MJ Timeline: Time Out to Make Some Calls
If I were Dr. Conrad Murray, right about now, I’d be using a lot of sedatives, as many as he gave Michael Jackson on the last night of his life. Yes, Michael was apparently addicted to prescription drugs–as millions of people are, and very persuasive in his demands. But there’s no excuse for Murray’s complete and total negligence in causing the pop icon’s death. His own life, as he knew it, is over. It’s a wonder he’s not yet under arrest.
After the rehearsal at Staples Center, Murray, through an IV, gives Jackson a sedative in a bedroom at the Carolwood home. An hour later, another one. Several hours later, even more. Then, more ‘pams, the generic equivalents of Xanax, Ativan, Valium–a potent cocktail that would have made anyone high as a kite. Then, at 10:40 a.m., Murray gave Jackson 25 mg of the anesthetic propofol, waited 10 minutes, said he left to take a leak for two minutes, came back and Michael was not breathing. So what did this good doctor do? Administered inadequate CPR, then made cell phone calls for 47 minutes. What could he have possibly been talking about, and to whom, instead of trying to save his patient’s life? Why didn’t he call for an ambulance right away? On what planet did this person go to medical school? Then, at one point he runs downstairs to get Michael’s oldest son Prince. Who then called security, who eventually called 911, an hour and 20 minutes later, after trying to administer a “rescue” drug. So very, very tragic.
At UCLA Medical Center, Murray “neglected” to tell the medical team that he had administered propofol, which might have helped them revive Jackson, maybe not. He refused to sign the death certificate and then left. And that was the last time in his life that he’ll legally act as a physician.
