Michael Jackson's death seems to be getting weirder by the minute. Turns out that his doctor had given him injections of midazolam and lorazepam which are used for minor procedures in hospitals. When these did not work the singer was desperate to get sleep so he was given propofol, an intravenous anaesthetic agent. After this the doctor went to the toilet for a couple of minutes if you believe the doctor or he was on the phone for a couple of hours leaving the singer unattended as per the police version. All this apparently happened before noon. Whichever version turns out to be the truth it shows a shocking lack of basic medical standards. 1. Why was Jackson so desperate to sleep at such an odd hour? 2. Why were injected benzodiazepines completely unsuccessful? It shows that he had been given these drugs regularly and had developed tolerance. 3. Who gives intravenous anaesthetic agents for insomnia? You need to be prepared with endotracheal tube, oxygen and ambu bag and be skilled in inserting an endotracheal tube if necessary which is a difficult skill to master. If anyone has reached a stage where he is unable to sleep without opiates or anaesthetic drugs then he needs to be in hospital under psychiatric and neurologist care. To casually inject a powerful anaesthetic and then walk of to the loo is completely irresponsible. At the very least the doctor should be struck off the register. Is this the kind of health care the Republicans want to protect. They do not have to wait. The ' death panels ' are already here.