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The death process in the coronavirus pandemic
| Resumo: | Death is a biographical, sociocultural and biological process that is lived individually and shared with loved ones. The human being knows that he dies and as a relational and dependent living being, other people participate in his death. We are not isolated beings, but we interact living with others with whom we share feelings and experiences, so our actions are developed in relation to those who accompany us. It is the reason why, in most cases, we banish death alone without the company of our loved ones and why we perceive the death of a friend or relative as our own, causing a certain sense of loss. During the coronavirus pandemic, as a consequence of the high contagion rate and the consequent danger to public health, the authorities have adopted isolation measures also in terminal patients, for which they have been deprived of the right to accompaniment and spiritual or religious support included in legislations on the rights of patients. Solitude has been tried to solve with the use of electronic means, but this practice has not replaced the necessary physical contact in these situations. The adoption of strict measures to prevent the transmission of the disease should not be an impediment to facilitating a compassionate environment during dying process in these patients. |
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| Autores principais: | Osuna, Eduardo |
| Assunto: | Pandemics Coronavirus infections Death Ethics Health Law Pandemia Infecciones por coronavirus Muerte Ética Derecho Sanitario Pandemia Infecções por coronavírus Morte Ética Direito Sanitário |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Death is a biographical, sociocultural and biological process that is lived individually and shared with loved ones. The human being knows that he dies and as a relational and dependent living being, other people participate in his death. We are not isolated beings, but we interact living with others with whom we share feelings and experiences, so our actions are developed in relation to those who accompany us. It is the reason why, in most cases, we banish death alone without the company of our loved ones and why we perceive the death of a friend or relative as our own, causing a certain sense of loss. During the coronavirus pandemic, as a consequence of the high contagion rate and the consequent danger to public health, the authorities have adopted isolation measures also in terminal patients, for which they have been deprived of the right to accompaniment and spiritual or religious support included in legislations on the rights of patients. Solitude has been tried to solve with the use of electronic means, but this practice has not replaced the necessary physical contact in these situations. The adoption of strict measures to prevent the transmission of the disease should not be an impediment to facilitating a compassionate environment during dying process in these patients. |
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