canlı olacak

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living will
A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, expressing his desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness
document signed with the formalities necessary for a will containing an individual's specific instructions concerning the type of health care choices and treatments he or she does or doesn't want to receive
A document that sets out guidelines for dealing with life sustaining medical procedures in the eventuality of the signatory's sudden debilitation Living wills would, for example, inform medical staff not to provide extraordinary life preserving procedures on their bodies if they are incapable of expressing themselves and suffering from an incurable and terminal condition They are of doubtful validity in the UK
A statement of your wishes regarding medical treatment, nutrition and hydration should you be unconscious and in an irreversible terminal condition where death is imminent This document allows you to state how much medical treatment you desire and if and when life support, hydration or nutrition may be removed Without a Living Will, these decisions would be left up to the person you name in your Power of Attorney for Health Care document
a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will
A type of advance directive in which an individual documents his or her wishes about future medical treatment if he or she is at the end of life and unable to communicate It may also be called a "directive to physicians," "health care declaration," or "medical directive " The purpose of a living will is to guide family members and doctors in deciding how aggressively to use medical treatments to delay death
A written instrument in which one person (the principal) appoints another to make health care decisions in the event that the principal becomes incapacitated This instrument can contain instructions about specific medical treatment that should be applied or withheld
A written statement of a person's intent to refuse or accept extraordinary medical treatment such as artificial life support systems and artificial nutrition or hydration that are designed to prolong life The statement is written when the person is competent in case it is ever needed to show to a judge in order to disconnect life support systems This document if not officially recognized in Massachusetts, but it does provide written evidence of a person's wishes A Living Will is officially recognized in several states
This document lets your physician(s) and others know your choices regarding the use of life prolonging procedures if you are not able to make these decisions for yourself Your physician(s) and your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare are to follow the directives of the Living Will Your physician is required to make a reasonalbe effort to transfer your care to another physician in the event he/she is unable or unwilling to carry out your wishes as specified in the Living Will
A living will is a document in which you say what medical or legal decisions you want people to make for you if you become too ill to make these decisions yourself. A will in which the signer requests not to be kept alive by medical life-support systems in the event of a terminal illness. a document explaining what medical or legal decisions someone should make if you become so ill that you cannot make those decisions yourself. Document specifying medical measures to be taken or withheld in the event the writer is disabled. Advances in medical technology now allow the body to be kept alive in circumstances that would normally result in death (e.g., inability to eat, breathe, or maintain the heartbeat), but many people do not want to be kept alive if there is no chance of recovery. Because it is impossible to express one's wishes when in a vegetative state, a living will allows them to be stated in advance. Such a document usually specifies conditions under which a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order is to take effect and authorizes another person to make decisions on the patient's behalf
An instrument that sets forth an individual's views regarding life-sustaining treatment and heroic measures in the event of impending death Using a living will, the individual may specify the types of care he or she wants during the process of dying At present, living wills are not legally enforceable under Massachusetts law Compare health care proxy
a legal document in which you can state what kind of medical care you desire to receive or what life-support procedures you would like to withhold if you became physically or mentally unable to communicate your wishes
A document that sets out guidelines for dealing with life-sustaining medical procedures in the eventuality of the signatory's sudden debilitation Living wills would, for example, inform medical staff not to provide extraordinary life-preserving procedures on their bodies if they are incapable of expressing themselves and suffering from an incurable and terminal condition
A legal document in which an individual states his or her wishes regarding the use of medical procedures and equipment designed to extend life
A written document, which states the wishes of an individual in advance concerning the use of life saving devices and procedures in the event that the person is terminally ill or has suffered an injury and is no longer competent
A document by which an individual, while competent, may specify that in the event there is no reasonable expectation that he/she will recover from a terminal illness or vegetative condition, no extraordinary or heroic measures are to be used to prolong the act of dying; is only employed to prevent the use of life sustaining procedures [Top of Page]
A document that requests no life-support treatment that merely prolongs the dying process in the event of a terminal illness It is the individual's responsibility to notify his or her family and physician of the existence of a living will
A document indicating the type of care and degree of medical intervention you would want in the event of a life-threatening medical condition BACK TO TOP
A general written statement specifying or limiting medical treatment It is an official legal document, but different states have different requirements about witnesses and other rules under which a living will is acceptable
A document expressing whether or not under grave medical conditions, extraordinary, artificial life-sustaining techniques should be used to prolong life
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