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Death

  • WHAT% in hospitals

  • WHAT% in assisted living

  • WHAT% at home


Death

  • 60% in hospitals

  • 30% in assisted living

  • 10% at home


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Active dying

  • Low light and WHAT

  • Introduce yourself

  • WHAT medication

  • Ice chips and humidifier


Active dying

  • Low light and SENSORY

  • Introduce yourself

  • PAIN medication

  • Ice chips and humidifier


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What are the four types of death

  • WHAT

  • WHAT

  • WHAT

  • WHAT


What are the four types of death

  • Sudden death

  • Terminal illness

  • Organ failure

  • Frailty


<p>What are the four types of death </p><ul><li><p>Sudden death </p></li><li><p>Terminal illness </p></li><li><p>Organ failure </p></li><li><p>Frailty </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Weeks before death

  • Reduced WHAT but eating

  • Lots of WHAT

  • Loss of WHAT control

  • Disorientation and confusion


Weeks before death

  • Reduced APPETITE but eating

  • Lots of SLEEP

  • Loss of BLADDER/BOWEL control

  • Disorientation and confusion


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Days before death

  • WHAT eating

  • WHAT in breathing

  • WHAT blood pressure

  • Urine darker

  • Hallucinations


Days before death

  • STOP eating

  • PAUSES in breathing

  • DECREASED blood pressure

  • Urine darker

  • Hallucinations


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Hours before death

  • Fading consciousness

  • Infrequent WHAT breaths

  • WHAT pulse

  • Inability to swallow

  • WHAT - discoloured skin

  • WHAT in lungs


Hours before death

  • Fading consciousness

  • Infrequent SHALLOW breaths

  • WEAK pulse

  • Inability to swallow

  • COLD - discoloured skin

  • DEATH RATTLE in lungs


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After death

  • Brain activity WHAT

  • Organs stop functioning

  • No WHAT or WHAT

  • Body WHAT

  • Individual cells die

  • WHAT builds up in muscles

  • Muscles stiffen then relax

  • Bladder and bowel WHAT

  • Skin shrinks


After death

  • Brain activity STOPS

  • Organs stop functioning

  • No PULSE or RESPIRATIONS

  • Body COOLS

  • Individual cells die

  • CALCIUM builds up in muscles

  • Muscles stiffen then relax

  • Bladder and bowel EMPTY

  • Skin shrinks