Re:Doctors' Secret Language for Assisted Suicide
by BuildTheRobots on Monday May 16, 2016 @09:00AM
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> Allowing someone to die of dehydration (a process that takes many hours...
Many hours is an understatement - or at least I'd suggest measuring in hours is going to give people who don't know the wrong impression.
I've just done "hospice at home" with a friends mum. Nevermind hours, Janet managed over 12 days nil by mouth and without fluids. 3 years ago (though as an inpatient) my grandfather managed just over 4 weeks unconscious and without fluids - just after we were told he wouldn't make it through the weekend..
Whilst (outdoor) survival guides suggest 3 days without water is your max, when the person is sedated and on pain relief the human body can go on substantially longer.
Many hours is an understatement - or at least I'd suggest measuring in hours is going to give people who don't know the wrong impression.
I've just done "hospice at home" with a friends mum. Nevermind hours, Janet managed over 12 days nil by mouth and without fluids. 3 years ago (though as an inpatient) my grandfather managed just over 4 weeks unconscious and without fluids - just after we were told he wouldn't make it through the weekend..
Whilst (outdoor) survival guides suggest 3 days without water is your max, when the person is sedated and on pain relief the human body can go on substantially longer.