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EUTHANASIA [PDF]

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1996
This article provides a brief review of the history of euthanasia. The problems involved in withholding or withdrawing treatment, physician-assisted suicide, and arguments for or against euthanasia are discussed. Changes in both societal and physician attitudes and practices are presented.
D J, Nyman, L A, Eidelman, C L, Sprung
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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
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Euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Protocols in Immunology, 1997
AbstractEuthanasia of laboratory animals must be performed by trained personnel using appropriate techniques, equipment, and reagents in order to effect a death that is humane and satisfies research requirements. Acceptable methods of euthanasia are painless or minimize distress, and are quick and easy to perform, safe for those performing the ...
John, Donovan, Patricia, Brown
openaire   +5 more sources

Equipment and methods for poultry euthanasia by a single operator

open access: yesJournal of Applied Poultry Research, 2020
Summary: Euthanasia of large poultry can be particularly challenging due to the difficulty of manual cervical dislocation of large older birds. Euthanasia is intended to swiftly render the animal unconscious and rapidly lead to death using humane methods.
R.S. Boyal   +4 more
doaj   +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

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

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

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

Wellbeing of Alcohol-preferring Rats Euthanized with Carbon Dioxide at Very Low and Low Volume Displacement Rates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The 2013 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia recommend the use of very-low or low flow rates of 100% carbon dioxide to euthanize small rodents. Although inhalation of high concentrations of carbon dioxide are generally recognized as painful in humans, whether ...
Hickman, Debra L.
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