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My neibors is on life support and leaving a young wife and a 4 year old autistic child and a 7 year old dautar so what exicaly is life support, and if so what are the rules of it and he is being tooken off life support this weekend what do they do when they do this. They have him on a breathing machine to keep him alive. Rules vary depending on where you live. Usually the family can make the decision to remove life support. Removing life support either means trying to let your own lungs kick in by shocking them or you'll die LIFE SUPPORT MEANS A MACHINE THAT BREATHES FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BREATH FOR YOURSELF. THE DOCTORS USUALLY TAKE PEOPLE OFF OF LIFE SUPPORT IF THEY KNOW THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR MEANINGFULL RECOVERY. THAT MEANS HE WILL NEVER BREATH ON HIS OWN. THEY FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY KEEPING HIM SUFFERING. |
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the life support machine technically breathes for you when your heart cannot do it. When taken off life support, the heart will slow down and stop and the person will slowly pass away OR the heart ... Cost is $2000-$3000 a day (See link to article below) And in answer to your other questions, it depends on the extent of injuries the patient has/had to their recovery and the quality of life after... I dont know how to get that answer since it is ever changing, but I would answer 'Too many' ...if it was me and a parent of mine it would all depend on whatever they have said about things like this in the past... I know my dad would not like to have been 'kept alive' by machines s... Life support means that the person could not sustain life on his own without the help of one or more machine. It does not necessarily mean that he is already dead; though someone CAN be brain dead ... Life Support is just that. It is any thing that a person needs to keep them living if they are unable to eat or breathe on their own. If removing the feeding tube or taking a person off a venti... I am very sorry to hear about your mother. I agree with the other poster. It is time to sit down with her doctor(s) and have a serious discussion about your goals for your mother's care. Ar... I am not sure how religion really comes into it. There are considerations about the patient's wishes, primarily. My own wishes are that I would be happy to have life support if there is ... |
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