A matter of life and death
A matter of life and death
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DOI：
10.1007/978-94-007-1052-8_1
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2020-05
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R. Sturman
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R. Sturman
一个女人把她年迈的父亲送到医院。他几天来拒绝进食，并脱水。医生们给他静脉输液，给他补充水分，但他一恢复知觉，就拔出了管子，再次拒绝进食。他患有痴呆症。他的女儿不知道该怎么办。是把他绑在床上，强行喂食，还是看着他饿死？他的医生让她坐下，告诉她他将为她父亲做出医疗决定。我看着她放松的思想不必作出决定。
A woman brings her elderly father to the hospital. He has refused to eat for several days and is dehydrated. The doctors feed and rehydrate him intravenously, but as soon as he regains consciousness he pulls out the tubes and again refuses to eat. The man suffers from dementia. His daughter does not know what to do. Should she have him tied to the bed and force-fed, or should she watch him starve to death? His doctor sits her down and tells her that he will make the medical decisions for her father. I watch her relax at the thought of not having to make the decision.