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Michael Jackson doctor describes delirious last efforts to save frontman

A lawyer representing Dr Carlton Murray, the singer's personal doctor, claimed he spent 25 minutes trying to revive the star.

Edward Chernoff recounted his customer had cried out for help as he battled to revive Jackson in the leased LA mansion.

He claims no-one replied to the calls, driving him to leave Jackson in bed to get more help.
The Houston-based criminal counsel was with Dr Murray during his three hours of querying by detectives from the L. A. police murder and robbery squad.
Mr Chernoff announced Dr Murray, 51, was a suspect and would be "exonerated" once the autopsy results were known.


He insisted suggestions the doctor had given Jackson a shot of the painkiller Demerol were untrue and went further to say he had not prescribed the drug for him.
Mr Chernoff told US Television breakfast shows that Dr Murray walked into Jackson's bedroom to find him comatose but with a faint heartbeat and his body was still warm.
Mr Chernoff told ABC-TV Good Morning America the doctor carried out CPR for between twenty and 25 minutes.


"He checked continuously to see if there had been any blood flow. There was. It was effective," said Mr Chernoff. "When he realized it was not bringing him round called out for help."
The barrister asserted that when no-one responded, Dr Murray left Jackson in his second floor bedroom and ran downstairs where he saw the chef and a security guard. Click Here To Read More!


"No one was coming. He tried to call 911, he picked up his cell phone but he didn't the physical address of where he was," he said. "Finally at some point he ran downstairs to seek help and he ran into the chef in the kitchen and screamed for security."
The barrister related the phones in the house weren't working "for privacy reason" and finally an affiliate of the security staff dialled 911.


Mr Chernoff went on to protect Dr Murray over the correct use of CPR after the 911 emergency operator indicated that Jackson should be on the floor even though it was administered.
"The bed was extremely firm. He braced MJ back with his hand, under his back and compressed his chest with the other one," he said.


Chernoff also dismissed claims by some members of the Jackson family that he failed to talk to them at the hospice where the frontman was said dead.
"He spoke to La Toya, Jermaine and Katherine," said Mr Chernoff. "He spoke to the kids after their pop had died. He revealed the kids required to be informed about their father's death. He was available to the family to reply to their questions." Click Here READ MORE!
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