| Literature DB >> 10325873 |
S Tachakra1, S Ho, M Lynch, R Newson.
Abstract
Trainee doctors must acquire skills in resuscitation, but opportunities for learning on real patients are limited. One option is to practise these skills in newly deceased patients. We sought opinions from 400 multiethnic guests at an open-access dinner dance for members of a local community. The questionnaire could elicit the responses strongly agree, agree, unsure, disagree or strongly disagree. 332 (83%) guests responded. For non-invasive techniques, 32% of responders supported practice without consent, 74% with consent. Support diminished with increasing invasiveness of procedure. 91% of the sample were uncomfortable about the procedures, the commonest reason being 'respect for the body' (264/302). 86% of responders felt that practice should last for no more than 5 minutes. The most popular solutions were for people to carry a personal card giving consent (89%) and establishment of a central register of individuals consenting to be practised upon after death (79%).Entities:
Keywords: Death and Euthanasia; Empirical Approach; Professional Patient Relationship
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Year: 1998 PMID： 10325873 PMCID： PMC1296950 DOI： 10.1177/014107689809101107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN： 0141-0768 Impact factor: 5.344