The conference was held in Berkeley, CA on 2/13-15/2020. Some things discussed: Drug protocols Dr. Shavelson, in conjunction with anesthesiologist Carol Parrot, have researched why some people - ‘outliers’ take so long to die. They have developed a list of…
Zdogg relates a case of a 69 year old man who was subjected to 90 minutes of high-quality CPR during an ordeal in the hospital where he ultimately could not be saved due to his massive aortic dissection. The patient…
You have the right (in the U.S.): To be fully informed and involved in decisions about your medical care, including end of life care To refuse or withdraw unwanted medical treatment, including food and fluids. This may be difficult to…
You may consider adding wording similar to the below to your advance directive ( you DO have one, right ?) if you are concerned about being kept alive with severe cognitive impairment. I am not afraid of death, which will…
ZDoggMD talks with emergency room physician Dr. Fred Mirarchi about misconceptions healthcare providers often have about living wills/POLSTS. Both doctors make a distinction between witnessed and unwitnessed cardiac arrests.
Many health care institutions have practices and policies which automatically suspend do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders when patients go to the operating room. Read more about DNR during surgery.
David Wood, MD, the Chief Medical Officer at Beaumont Health, describes the challenging experience he faced as the surrogate decision maker for his father at the end of life. "It's a casacade." People kept saying "he'll get better." Video: 5.08…
Cardiopulmonary death is the traditional way to declare someone absolutely dead, but about 50 years ago Harvard scientists came up with a new way to be dead - brain dead. Everyone agrees a brain death is death, but not everyone…
Unlike an advance directive (also known as "living will"), a POLST form can save you from treatment during a medical emergency; EMTs can legally follow the wishes stated in a valid POLST. A POLST must be signed by a healthcare…
Fresh Air, NPR - Jan. 30, 2017 Terry Gross talks with author of "Modern Death" and fellow in cardiology at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Haider Warraic, about how medicine has changed the end of life. He talks about the…
by Joanne Faryon - KPBS Morning Edition This page of video and audio gives you a glimpse of what it is like in California subacute units. One video talks with the wife a man who lived in nursing home for…
Day 1 -- Monday, April 4, 2011 Jury selection begins this morning in the historical case of Arizona vs Dr. Larry Egbert (who was the Medical Director for the Final Exit Network) and Frank Langsner (who was an Exit Guide…