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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families / Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Marilyn J. Field and Richard E. Behrman, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terminally ill children--Care.
- Terminally ill children.
- Terminally ill children--Family relationships.
- Palliative treatment.
- Children.
- Medical policy.
- Patient participation.
- Terminal Care.
- Child.
- Palliative Care.
- Health Policy.
- Patient Participation.
- Professional-Family Relations.
- Terminal Care--economics.
- Terminal Care--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Terminal Care.
- Child.
- Palliative Care.
- Health Policy.
- Patient Participation.
- Professional-Family Relations.
- Terminal Care--economics.
- Terminal Care--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (712 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel usually play a central role in the lives of children who die and their families. At best, these professionals exemplify "medicine with a heart." At worst, families' encounters with the health care system leave them with enduring painful memories, anger, and regrets. When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these children and their families, the extent to which such needs are -- and are not -- being met, and what can be done to provide more competent, compassionate, and consistent care. The book offers recommendations for involving child patients in treatment decisions, communicating with parents, strengthening the organization and delivery of services, developing support programs for bereaved families, improving public and private insurance, training health professionals, and more. It argues that taking these steps will improve the care of children who survive as well as those who do not -- and will likewise help all families who suffer with their seriously ill or injured child. Featuring illustrative case histories, the book discusses patterns of childhood death and explores the basic elements of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for children and families experiencing a child's life-threatening illness or injury
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Patterns of childhood death in America
- Pathways to a child's death
- Communication, goal setting, and care planning
- Care and caring from diagnosis through death and bereavement
- Providing, organizing, and improving care
- Financing of palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families
- Ethical and legal issues
- Educating health care professionals
- Directions for rese
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: When children die.
- ISBN:
- 9786610183708
- 9780309169479
- 030916947X
- 9781280183706
- 1280183705
- 9780309502153
- 0309502152
- OCLC:
- 923254372
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