Guide to inform relatives on sudden death in the emergency room

Authors

  • Elizabeth Falconi Chalco Médico Internista del Hospital Augusto Hernández Mendoza de Ica. EsSalud. Magíster en Medicina Humana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v74i3.2638

Keywords:

Emergency, guide, sudden death, unexpected death

Abstract

Emergency doctors are often obliged to report patient’s death to relatives. Professionals have not been prepared for this event but learn over time. In the present article, an unexpected death is that occurring in an individual chronically ill but controlled and compensated. Relatives do not expect his death and was not in their minds losing him. There are many national and foreign protocols on how to give bad news and how to communicate the death but none of them talk about this type of unexpected death. In this article, a 13 steps’ guide is proposed based both on experience obtained during 30 years of service in a hospital emergency and in specialized bibliography, guide adapted to our labor and cultural environment.

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Published

2013-09-16

Issue

Vol. 74 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Original Breve

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Copyright (c) 2013 Elizabeth Falconi Chalco

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How to Cite

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Falconi Chalco E. Guide to inform relatives on sudden death in the emergency room. An Fac med [Internet]. 2013 Sep. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];74(3):217-9. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2638