waiting until the families calm themselves down; explaining that the physician has received a sign-out about information of the patient's condition; performing examination respectfully; ascertaining the time of death with a wristwatch (vs. smartphone); and reassuring the families that the patient did...
(22) (02-R-4) Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of“double effect,”a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects — a good one that is in...
The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering. Although it ruled that there is no cons...I
[The disease which caused the death of the famous Professor Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Count of St. Andrea, and the description of his physician, Enr... [The disease which caused the death of the famous Professor Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Count of St. Andrea, and the ...
Brain death, states of impaired consciousness, and physician-assisted death for end-of-life organ donation and transplantation In 1968, the Harvard criteria equated irreversible coma and apnea (i.e., brain death) with human death and later, the Uniform Determination of Death Act wa... JL Verhe...
This issue has not been established legally.In the United States the matter is left to state law,which usually allows the physician in charge to suggest the option of death to a patient’s relatives,especially if the patient is brain-dead.In an attempt to make decisions about when their ...
For what reason must an emergency physician be cognizant of this matter? Whilst venomous lizard bites are infrequent, the swift detection of potential envenomation and the subsequent administration of appropriate treatments are key. Superficial lacerations and deep tissue damage can be a result of ...
Justices now serving on the supreme court, who have been appointed by the President of the United States, are to continue to hold office during good behavior. The constitutional convention gave careful consideration to the objective of ensuring an independent judiciary. It limited the number of ...
To examine and establish a relationship between physician well-being, professional ailments, and their work attendance. This study, a descriptive, epidemiological, cross-sectional investigation, adopts an exploratory quantitative approach. 309 physicians in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, participated...
Alcohol use is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability among adults aged 15–49 years globally, contributing to 2.8 million deaths in 2016 [1]. While targeted policies and interventions over the past decade have successfully reduced population-level alcohol consumption in high-inco...