End of Life Care: Frequently Asked Questions and Frequently Questioned Answers
Journal Title: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience - Year 2005, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
We regularly diagnose and treat people with severe illnesses that lead to death. End of life situation (EOLS) is a very unstable and high-energy environment in a hospital for the dying as well as for the family and the health care provider. Certifying a patient dead is a legal process. The emotional sadness associated with death is universal. Death has other implications too. It will mean removal of life supports and harvesting of organs for transplant donations. In the socioeconomic context assets of the deceased will be transferred, life insurance policies become collectable, marriage ends and many other legal and financial changes will be activated. We all must have sound knowledge of the existing definitions of death and the profound consequences of this medical conclusion
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Digvijay S. Timilsina, MS
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