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Post by Admin on Jan 6, 2020 11:35:05 GMT -5
In medicine the concept of death is defined in terms of brain function, but sometimes conflicts can occur when the medical criteria for death differ from the family’s criteria for death. To what extent should the views of the family members be given priority when making decisions in medical ethics?
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Post by Bobbi E on Jan 11, 2020 7:57:27 GMT -5
Doctors are going by the medical standards of death while the families are acting out of their emotional ties. The insurance companies and hospitals should go by the doctors' professional opinion. However, if the families would like to continue their loved one's life span for the years to come, the family should pick up the financial needs.
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Post by Tymya Myers on Jan 11, 2020 22:42:14 GMT -5
A life is a life, and when it comes down to the family paying to keep their loved one alive they can. Miracles have daily, but there is a point where they should give up. For instance, if the body is rotting without a heartbeat. More importantly, just because the person has been in a coma, Or is “permanently asleep” does not mean a doctor can decide to take their life away. Although, it is a loss of space, medicine, and equipment. The families can sue for interfering with their religion, and freedom of choice. In conclusion, the family’s choice should come first unless there is 100% chance That the patient is dead.
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Post by Jake Hudson on Jan 12, 2020 1:25:14 GMT -5
A family influence in a patient’s status should have no legal bearing on a person’s mortality, and therefore should not be taken into consideration in medical ethics. Once death has been defined it shouldn’t be up for debate what it means anymore.
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Post by Emily Buddin on Jan 12, 2020 12:36:32 GMT -5
Majority of the time, it is the families choice on when they wish to take their family member off of life support. However, for people that are considered organ donors, the medical decision would be to take action as soon as possible. Still, life is precious and unless no family members takes action in their loved ones unconscious decision. Then the results will be from the doctors decision.
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Post by isabellaangeles on Jan 12, 2020 16:58:21 GMT -5
The wishes of the family should always be considered, however, the opinion of the doctor should play a role in the decision making as well. Since the doctor will most likely be realistic and will logically suggest whether or not they should remain on life support. Therefore, the family should have an opinion, but in the end if their loved one is truly a lost cause, the medical staff should do what they deem necessary.
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Post by lsims on Jan 12, 2020 17:45:47 GMT -5
If you’re dealing with something like a patient being on life support then the family’s views are important and should be taken into consideration. Though, when it all comes down to it the doctor should play a major role in the decision.
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Post by Luxey P. on Jan 12, 2020 18:32:47 GMT -5
Doctors are more likely to be realistic, but the emotions and finance of the family should come into play too. If they can afford to keep a person alive whom is brain dead and they choose to do so that's fine. But, I don't think the standard of death in the medical field should change. If the brain dies then other body systems will follow suit since there's nothing to regulate them.
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Post by reaganslayton on Jan 12, 2020 18:36:48 GMT -5
Family wishes and concerns should be respected and taken seriously but ultimately the doctor should have the final decision. The family is having emotional responses while the doctor is thinking clear and logically. Unless the family wishes to keep them on life support for whatever reason. But, death shouldn't have multiple meanings.
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Post by jadag3 on Jan 12, 2020 19:28:52 GMT -5
The doctor should have the final say towards the patients, if they know for certain the the patients is completely brain dead and theirs no saving them. But the family should also have a input in the matter if they have the money to keep them alive but if they can't financially keep the patient in coma then the doctor should decide what comes next.
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Post by abigailtower on Jan 12, 2020 20:29:05 GMT -5
Ultimately, despite medical technicalities, the family's preference should be met. The families have the right to choose to extend care after a doctor might advise to terminate treatment. If, however, the family is emotionally irrational and a relative is clearly deceased or is in need of care that the family is denying them of, the doctors have the right to care for the patient properly and ethically. While the families' preference matters, ultimately it is not their life, but a relatives that is at stake and so professional medical advise should be headed to in general.
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Post by RayvenTitus on Jan 12, 2020 23:49:19 GMT -5
The doctor and medical staff should take into consideration the feelings and the thoughts of family when conveying the death of the patient. Although doctors are trained in a manner that if the patient begins to "shut down" by brain functions which causes them to be brain dead and die, the emotional stance of the family and their concerns and views should be taken into account first.
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Post by Dewey on Jan 13, 2020 7:00:11 GMT -5
The Doctors job is to see the medical death and advise the family on hat to do. But ultimately the family's decision should be the priority in making medical decisions. But if the family decides to do something against the doctor advisement it should be there job to pay for it.
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Post by milestr7 on Jan 13, 2020 7:37:40 GMT -5
The doctor should go by the medical procedure for peaty as close as possible while attending some things that the family considers ethically moral. Ultimately, if the doctor does have to break the families morals to save the patient he should as the health of his patient is more important.
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Post by jodiannm1 on Jan 13, 2020 8:00:25 GMT -5
In terms of brain dead,I think the doctor should explain all the possibilities to the family. Then the family should have the final say in whether or not they want to keep the person on life support. To great extent the family should have majority say in terminating their family member's life.
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