Rip Torn's Dr. George was out of the loop, indeed. Nobody knew about the carbon monoxide hookup except for Dr. George Harris and the maintenance guy who found it by accident, and perhaps an unknown person who aided Dr. Harris in setting it up (unless he did it himself.) The people at the Jefferson Institute may or may not have been directly involved with the brain death scheme (although both the book and the movie imply that they are), Dr. Bellows is not involved at any point, and the anesthesiologists in OR #8 are unwitting participants.
Dr. George (Torn) was head of anesthesiology. He would have been responsible for investigating and taking disciplinary action if there was an obvious reason why patients were going brain dead. Since all of his anesthesiologists did everything right (raising oxygen pressures when instead the patients would get more carbon monoxide), he had probably reviewed the charts and become frustrated by lack of evidence pointing toward a specific cause. Considering that Dr. Wheeler called for the charts herself and wasn't asked to consult, he was quite offended and had every reason to feel defensive.
Joshua 1:9
You never know what's coming next. Be prepared.
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bellewonderwoman
19 years ago
Would you guys know where i can find this movie? Since it is an old movie "classic" it is hard to find it. It sounds really interesting my boyfriend was telling me about it and the creepy part is he is an EMT at Los Angeles General Hospital and tells me about the really creepy things that he sees going on there.
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