Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Six Lives in Jerusalem
Randy Linda Sturman
€ 67.03
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Six Lives in Jerusalem
Hardback. Talks about how families make end-of-life decisions. This book recounts and analyzes six cases presenting various scenarios that families face when forced to make end-of-life decisions. It is of interest to medical personnel and researchers, anthropologists, lawyers and legal academics. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBQ; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
whether the patient is suffering? Should the ability to think and reason be considered as the most important factor? For instance, should a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who is mentally alert yet unable to move from the neck down be allowed to refuse medical treatment; and, if so, at what point in her treatment should one consider her life no longer worth living? Is there a difference between not inserting a respirator into a patient who is unable to breathe and not inserting a feeding tube into a patient who is unable to eat? In other words, where ... Read more
whether the patient is suffering? Should the ability to think and reason be considered as the most important factor? For instance, should a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who is mentally alert yet unable to move from the neck down be allowed to refuse medical treatment; and, if so, at what point in her treatment should one consider her life no longer worth living? Is there a difference between not inserting a respirator into a patient who is unable to breathe and not inserting a feeding tube into a patient who is unable to eat? In other words, where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
143
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402017254
SKU
V9781402017254
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Six Lives in Jerusalem