Expert Advice for Doctors, Patients, Family and Caregivers on the importance of “dying with dignity.”
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Advance Directive Decision-Tree for Caregivers
On April 16, National Healthcare Decisions Day prompts those aged 18+ to complete their advance directives. This challenging assignment often gets postpones because most of us aren’t planning to end life anytime soon. Yet, life-threatening situations occur when we least expect it and emergency physicians are charged to save lives at all costs. Is this okay with you?
Dr. Kevin Haselhorst (Dr. H), an emergency physician and expert on advance care planning, realizes that family caregivers generally make medical decisions for their loved ones and want them focus on five matters of importance: The medical condition, medical prognosis, personal choice, quality of life and golden rule. His step-by-step process is outlined in the following Advance Directive Decision-Tree for Caregivers:
