recovery, Schiavo’s husband made it clear that his wife would not want to live on life support and wanted to have her feeding tube removed. “Schaivo’s husband and legal guardian argued that Schiavo would not have wanted prolonged artificial life support without the prospect of recovery, and elected to remove her feeding tube.” Once Michael, Schiavo’s husband, elected to have the feeding tube removed, her family began the process of trying to keep her alive. “Schiavo’s parents argued in favor of continuing
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the person is able to react to basic external stimuli, but not be conscious about it; and in theory, they can’t feel pain. There are two different possible ways to respond to this case of people being in a vegetative state. One way is that the feeding tube should be pulled because this is no way for anyone to live, or even that somebody wouldn’t want to be alive in these conditions. The other way to respond is that they should be kept alive because
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is recovered and pulled from stomach to the mouth o the stomach tube is tied securely to the suture and pulled into the stomach and out of the body wall o the stomach tube is anchored in place o a cap is placed on the end of the stomach tube Client Education of gastrostomy To feed your companion through the gastrostomy tube, a warmed liquid diet is needed to be given 3-4 times a day with the use of a syringe. If obstruction of the tube occurs, in addition to vomiting or diarrhea, contact your veterinarian
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full cardiac arrest and taken to Humana Northside Hospital. Unfortunately, the then twenty-six year old Terri had suffered irreversible damage due to prolonged lack of oxygen to the brain. Terri is left in a persistent vegetative state and has a feeding tube and requires total care (Schindler v Schiavo, 2005). The next three years consist of her husband, Michael, and her parents Robert and Mary Schindler working together to take care of Terri. During this time Michael was appointed as Terri’s legal
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Bouvia vs. Supreme Court The case of Bouvia vs the Supreme Court, is the case in which Bouvia, a patient at a public hospital, wanted a feeding tube removed that was placed in her against her will. In this essay I will give a brief overview of the case, then I will relate the relevance of a couple ethical terms. Thirdly, I will discuss how an act-utilitarian would approach this case and finally, I will give my opinion of this case. The hospital in which Bouvia was in put in, in an effort to get
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choices. We discuss the ethical and legal issues involved in the decision making of this case. Her husband and family disagreed on how to handle her situation, whether or not to remove her feeding tube. Even though their Terri was in both of their best interest, they could not agree on, would removing the feeding tube be killing her or letting her die? Ethical Importance Terri had left no written instructions as to what her wishes might be if she were no longer able to make her own medical
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treatment of enteral feeding or tube feeding and whether it should be administered despite lack of consent. Enteral feeding refers to the delivery of a liquid food mixture into the patient through a tube. This mixture contains proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins all necessary for the body to survive (cite). Sometimes the tube is put in through the nose and into the stomach, which is called a nasogastric tube. Other times a gastrostomy tube is used which is when the tube is inserted through
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sleep, some reflexive responses to light and noise, and some basic gag and swallowing responses, but no signs of emotion, willful activity, or cognition” (Quill, M.D., 2005) At the hospital to buy time and keep her alive doctors had inserted a feeding tube. Two months later, her husband Michael transferred Terri from the hospital to a rehabilitation center. The following month her husband with no objections from her parents became her legal guardian. Her parents tried taking her home and caring
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If EA is suspected after birth, the physician will diagnose by inserting a nasogastric tube (NG tube). Normally, the NG tube will pass through the nose to the esophagus and into the stomach. However, with EA/TEF it hits a pouch blockade. This blockade can be seen through an X-RAY. Newborns with Pure TEF are usually diagnosed using a barium swallow test.
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The oesophagus is a muscular tube that lies between the larynx and the spine; it is about 25cm long, with a sphincter at each end to control the entry and exit of food into and out of the oesophagus, (Roberts, 2011). Its function is to transport food and fluid, after being swallowed, from the mouth, past the pharynx and into the stomach. The food, known as the ‘bolus’ is moved down through the oesophagus via waves of muscular contractions known as peristalsis, (MacMillan, 2012). The question is
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