Care Clin 20 (2004) 435 – 451 Principles and practice of withdrawing life-sustaining treatments Gordon D. Rubenfeld‚ MD MSc Harborview Medical Center‚ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ 325 Ninth Avenue‚ Seattle‚ WA 98104-2499‚ USA Most deaths in intensive care units occur after decisions to limit or withdraw life support [1‚2]. Despite an extensive literature on whether to withdraw life support‚ little attention has been given to how to withdraw it [3
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issue of sustaining life by medical technology is complicated by uncertainty as to when death actually occurs. Is it when breathing ceases‚ the heart stops beating‚ or brain activity is no longer evident? Medical support can keep a body breathing after meaningful signs of human life have ceased. There are individuals who seemingly have died‚ only to be resuscitated within minutes of interrupted heartbeat or breathing. Some who have been so resuscitated and kept alive with life support have recovered and
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Adam Simon May 8‚ 2014 Baldwin Period 7 Honors Biology Human Life Extension There are many different pros and cons of genetically engineering the human lifespan. Some argue that if the average lifespan were to be increased‚ it would lead to the overpopulation of the world‚ resulting in risen poverty levels and damage to the environment. With the effect of living long‚ some people could be in terrible health conditions for many years without dying‚ in which they would no longer want to live. This
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juveniles could not be charged with life sentencing because they felt as if this was violating the Eighth Amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. Marjie Lundstrom‚ Paul Thompson‚ and Gail Garinger agree with the Supreme Court ruling of not giving life sentences to children‚ Lundstrom feels if they think a juvenile is old enough to be charged as an adult then maybe they should lower the voting age to fourteen and Garinger feels that when sentencing juveniles to life in prison they’re also being denied
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Withdrawing/Withholding Life Support: Pros and Cons November 16‚ 2012 ABSTRACT When a person is being sustained by life support‚ families and loved ones are frequently confronted with the resolve about when to terminate these supports (Meeker‚ 2012). Recently it has turned into “pulling the plug” prior to death regardless of the tubes and machines keeping the patient alive. Withdrawal choices are informal and quietly decided. If these life-ending decisions were standardized and validated
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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WRD104-106 Prof. Rooney 9/28/12 Research Evaluation Introduction My research project will dive into the recently controversial topic of Greek life at colleges and universities. The main qualm is how the pros balance with the cons of Greek life‚ and should college students join? The newspaper article below provides a great start to the topic at hand. Originating from a USA Today newspaper‚ this article is somewhat lengthy but most importantly brings a simplified approach to the issue. One of the most
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Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Darren Monaco Darton State College Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Withholding and withdrawing treatment is the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment that the patient does not desire‚ either because of a perceived disproportionate burden on the patient or family members or for other reasons (Butts & Rich‚ 2013‚ p. 264). Withholding and withdrawing treatment is a major ethical dilemma for healthcare providers and family members alike. The
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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