The film tells the story of two Bay City cops who must solve the murder of a drug dealer. David Starsky and Ken Hutch Hutchinson are called to the scene of a crime when the body of a dead pusher washes up on the beach. Clues lead them to Reese Feldman, a local drug kingpin.
In some cases people can lives years or decades on a ventilator. One can potentially live their whole life on a ventilator and die from other causes. In brief: 60+ years. In some cases people can lives years or decades on a ventilator. One can potentially live their whole life on a ventilator and die from other causes.
Once the tracheostomy is done (after 7 to 10 days) and weaning has not been successful, a patient can remain on a ventilator for the rest of his/her natural life. Death is declared by a lack of brain activity on EEG (hence the term, brain dead).o, patients might be ventilated upto 10 to 12 days until they get the trachy done or meantime they might be extubated. Hope, this helps. I think the 10 days that the doc is referring to is how long the patient can be on a vent without a trach.