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• Title: Rituals of Unburdening (In Practice)
• Author : The Hastings Center Report
• Release Date : January 01, 2008
• Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,Health, Mind & Body,Health & Fitness,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 49 KB

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Death in the newborn intensive care unit, as elsewhere, is often marked by rituals. Some, like the cadence of a code or helping parents with their grief, are included in both the formal and informal education of physicians. Among these, though perhaps not named as such, is the "unburdening" of the parents--an attempt to relieve them of misplaced guilt. A parallel ritual that is seldom taught or discussed, however, is the unburdening of the physician who has tried and failed to save a child. The unburdening of parents, typically done by the child's physician, is strikingly similar to the unburdening of the physician, done by one or more colleagues. As with so many rituals surrounding death, both may address an emotional need and provide some relief to those left behind. A baby girl is born at 2:00 a.m. with life-threatening medical problems. The neonatology team resuscitates her and places the necessary lines and tubes. Initially her vital signs stabilize, but the honeymoon is brief. The team works for hours to reverse her downward course. The attending physician brings the parents to their daughter's bedside and tells them gently but clearly that he believes the child will probably not survive the night. They ask that everything possible be done to save her. They understand, they say, that the chance of success is low, and that even if she were to survive, she could be left with permanent disabilities. Still, they ask that everything possible be done. "How could we live with ourselves otherwise?" the father asks.

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