Should Hospice Patients be Allowed to Die in Peace when the Time Comes?
There was something I witnessed at a hospital recently that set me thinking. An elderly man with terminal cancer was battling the effects of the disease over the last days of his life. Rather than demanding more care for him though, his daughter who was attending on him, was arguing with doctor to get him to turn her father’s heart defibrillator off. I went and asked the woman about the choice she was making and why. Our vary of flowers contains funeral flowers, luxury flowers and birthday flowers, all prepared by our experienced Florist Downtown Vancouver to ensure that you or your liked-ones receive aromatic lengthy-lasting displays. It turned out that her mother who had also died of a terminal disease, had horrible things happen because of a defibrillator. It had sent high currents into her body and whipped her vulnerable form about the bed and scared the daylights out of everyone. As much as she argued with the doctor to get him to turn it off, I saw her being given the run-around, being referred to one doctor after another to get what she needed. She would have been gladdened by news I have heard since, that hospice patients in end-of-life situations, are routinely relieved of their defibrillators in some states now. It got me thinking. What are defibrillators and why is it so important to turn them off in end-of-life situations?
A defibrillator is a vital piece of medical equipment. Vancouver Downtown Florist has a large selection to choose from in every style for any occasion. This small device is designed to automatically sense when the heart is begins to falter, and to send out a jolt of electrical current to give it a jumpstart. Patients get it in the form of an implant anywhere inside. A defibrillator is pretty much standard equipment for elderly patients in hospitals around the country. And more and more, they seem to threaten patients’ well-being as much as they secure it. End-of-life patients needs to be allowed to die in peace.