Death and dying: What to expect in the final stages of life

NOTE: CBC News would like to acknowledge that there are some factual errors in Dr. Couloumbe’s description of medical assistance in dying (or MAiD). MAiD is recognized as a medical procedure. Most of the MAiD cases in Canada do not involve barbiturates. Instead it’s a combination of propofal, midazolam, and rocuronium. The levels in the doses of the medication used is not 100 times the regular dose; it’s closer to two or three.
How do you know when someone is dying? What happens in the final stages of life? Should you die in hospice care, a hospital or at home? We took your questions with palliative care doctor Dr. Louise Coulombe.
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NOTE: CBC News would like to acknowledge that there are some factual errors in Dr. Couloumbe’s description of medical assistance in dying (or MAiD). MAiD is recognized as a medical procedure. Most of the MAiD cases in Canada do not involve barbiturates. Instead it’s a combination of propofal, midazolam, and rocuronium. The levels in the doses of the medication used is not 100 times the regular dose; it’s closer to two or three.
Looking for more info on medical assistance in dying (MAiD)? Please see Kas Roussy's report on a Parkinson's patient who was forced to battle bureaucracy to fulfill her choice: www.cbc.ca/1.4416392 and watch the story on CZcams: • Assisted dying: What h...
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