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Nursing and euthanasia : a narrative review of the nursing ethics literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as euthanasia or assisted suicide, is expanding internationally. Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia.
Burgess, Michael   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Defining a “Good Death”: Exploring Veterinarians’ Perceptions of Companion Animal Euthanasia

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
This study was designed to determine how veterinarians define a good euthanasia experience. This information is used to generate a working definition of companion animal euthanasia that aligns with animal welfare standards and pet owners’ expectations ...
Lori R. Kogan, Kathleen A. Cooney
doaj   +1 more source

Sharing Pain: Using Pain Domain Transfer for Video Recognition of Low Grade Orthopedic Pain in Horses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Orthopedic disorders are common among horses, often leading to euthanasia, which often could have been avoided with earlier detection. These conditions often create varying degrees of subtle long-term pain. It is challenging to train a visual pain recognition method with video data depicting such pain, since the resulting pain behavior also is subtle ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Knowledge and attitudes toward euthanasia among final year pharmacy and law students: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2023
Background Euthanasia is the last resort for those living with untreatable and terminable diseases which cause pain and suffering. However, the concept of euthanasia resulted in many dilemmas and controversy around life extension and death. Objective The
Tidenek Mulugeta, Sintayehu Alemu
doaj   +1 more source

Pielęgniarki w Polsce wobec eutanazji [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Ełckie, 2023
The problem of the euthanasia is one of the most important topic of social debate. This is not only a moral problem, but also a medical, legal and social issue.
Justyna Stępkowska , Maciej Reniec
doaj   +1 more source

Medical students’ and residents’ views on euthanasia

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its ...
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can CCTV identify people in public transit stations who are at risk of attempting suicide? An analysis of CCTV video recordings of attempters and a comparative investigation

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Suicides incur in all public transit systems which do not completely impede access to tracks. We conducted two studies to determine if we can reliably identify in stations people at risk of suicide in order to intervene in a timely manner. The
Brian L. Mishara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Involvement of palliative care in euthanasia practice in a context of legalized euthanasia : a population-based mortality follow-back study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. In Belgium, where euthanasia was legalized in 2002, the Federation for Palliative Care Flanders has endorsed the ...
Chambaere, Kenneth   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Euthanasia Complications in Non-Domestic Species

open access: yesJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
There are very few studies describing euthanasia complications in non-domestic species. The goal of this study was to survey veterinarians to determine what complications may commonly occur during the euthanasia of non-domestic species.
Caitlin Hepps Keeney, Tara M. Harrison
doaj   +1 more source

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