Realizing the Wishes of Terminal Patients: Caregiving Transport Efforts for End of Life in the Kuji Area of Japan

Realizing the Wishes of Terminal Patients: Caregiving Transport Efforts for End of Life in the Kuji Area of Japan

Background: There are some restrictions in Japan regarding end-of-life care. For example, only physicians can legally issue death certificates. By law, ambulance staff members perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for all patients with cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA). Therefore, it is difficult t...

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Main Authors: Mizunori Yaegashi, Koki Otsuka, Kasumi Nitta, Chihiro Tono, Yukihiro Minagawa, Toru Yoshida, Hidenobu Kawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2021-02-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Subjects:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
do-not-attempt-resuscitation
do not resuscitate orders
instruction of physician
terminal patients
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2020.0113

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