This page discusses end-of-life care options, decisions faced by individuals and families, and ethical considerations. It provides an overview of care settings such as hospitals, homes, and hospice, h...This page discusses end-of-life care options, decisions faced by individuals and families, and ethical considerations. It provides an overview of care settings such as hospitals, homes, and hospice, highlighting the percentage of deaths in each location and cultural influences. The article also covers legal aspects like advance directives, living wills, and organ donation, and ethical issues such as euthanasia and assisted suicide.
In their recent study of COVID-19 pandemic deaths, Hernández-Fernández and Meneses-Falcón (2023) noted that health-care and funeral workers expressed concerns about not being able to treat bodies resp...In their recent study of COVID-19 pandemic deaths, Hernández-Fernández and Meneses-Falcón (2023) noted that health-care and funeral workers expressed concerns about not being able to treat bodies respectfully after death, partly because of practices intended to prevent the spread of disease (such as spraying the body with disinfectant), but also because the sheer number of deaths during the first year of the pandemic overwhelmed them.
This page discusses various aspects and perspectives on death, including physical, psychological, and social dimensions. It explores differences in life expectancy and causes of death globally, emphas...This page discusses various aspects and perspectives on death, including physical, psychological, and social dimensions. It explores differences in life expectancy and causes of death globally, emphasizing factors like genetics, lifestyle, and cultural beliefs. The text also delves into definitions of death, such as clinical and biological death, and distinctions like brain death.
