Patients at the end of life
Mary Jo McVeigh explores the impact of abuse for children and young people and utilise a human rights construct for recovery.
Tag End of life
What is Intensive Care really?
Knowing how to manage dying is just as important as preventing it. - Alex Psirides
Patients and families that want “everything” done
Patients and families, when asked, may say they want "everything" done. The request for "everything" rarely really means "everything" - this needs to be explored
If you die, do you want to stay dead?
American ER doc gone walkabout Rick Abbott shares some ideas about end of life discussions in the emergency department. This post is inspired by a recent EM:RAP podcast...