“Death is Not a Dirty Word:” A Qualitative Study of Emergency Clinician End-Of-Life Communication

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• Hannah Kotler; Pamela Hinds; Amy Jones Wolfe
PMID: 39390970DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-067876

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The study titled "Death is Not a Dirty Word" explores how emergency doctors and nurses talk about end-of-life care. It describes interviews with pediatric emergency clinicians who share their experiences in communicating with patients facing life-limiting illnesses. The focus is on improving conversations around death to better support vulnerable patients and their families. The study aims to make these difficult discussions more compassionate and effective, ensuring that everyone involved feels understood and cared for during such challenging times.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Attitude of Health Personnel; Communication; Emergency Medicine; Interviews as Topic; Nurses; Professional-Family Relations; Prospective Studies; Terminal Care; Pediatricians; Emergency Service, Hospital; Qualitative Research

Institutions: George Washington University; Johns Hopkins University; Children's National Hospital

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