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Archie
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The health trust wants to turn his life support off and then say he can't be moved to a hospice because he is unstable. Is it me?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not sure how many hospices are equipped to handle patients on ventilators. If Archie is unable to breath without assistance he would have to be transported with a ventilator. I would hope that the hospital has tested to see if Archie can breath on his own. If he cannot he will die if removed from the ventilator. He might take some agonal breaths on his own but not for long. I would also assume that all tests to qualify brain stem death have been performed. It would seem that Archie is being kept alive by a ventilator and medication to sustain blood pressure. Archie should be placed in a private room with unlimited family visits and minimal invasive care. The rate of his ventilator should be decreased and if he tolerates this it should be disconnected, along with all monitoring equipment and nature allowed to take its course. A member of the medical team should be discretely present so that should there be signs of independent breathing Archie could be reassessed or allowed to die with dignity
A tragic case yes, but i would guarantee that all health workers could identify the syndrome of a pumped up patient, sleeves rolled up, tight lips, arms folded ready to take on the medical fraternity over the management of their loved ones whatever the outcome.
To me this describes the Battersbee attitude and there will certainly be ,in my opinion a legal and compensatory outcome to this tragic affair.
To me this describes the Battersbee attitude and there will certainly be ,in my opinion a legal and compensatory outcome to this tragic affair.
I've just seen on Sky that his support won't be switched off yet, now family want to move him to a hospice.
It's heartbreaking all round, but I doubt all these appeals have helped his family come to terms that he died 4 months ago, and his body is decomposing. They have been on a roller coaster of false hope for months now. It's cruel all round.
It's heartbreaking all round, but I doubt all these appeals have helped his family come to terms that he died 4 months ago, and his body is decomposing. They have been on a roller coaster of false hope for months now. It's cruel all round.