Palliative Care

Question 1

What must be checked in a Life extinct examination / verification of death?

Answer 1

Fixed Dilated Pupils
No response to centralised stimuli
No carotid Pulse
No heart sounds for 30 seconds
No breath sounds for 30 seconds

Question 2

What medications are used in pall care and for what?

Answer 2

Morphine - Pain / SOB
Midazolam - Agitation
Anticholinergic - Resp secretions
Haloperidol - Nausea / delirium