Dying cases in emergency places: Caring for the dying in emergency departments

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1371-1377

  Bailey, Cara J ^a   Murphy, Roger ^b   Porock, Davina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Dying; Emergency department; End of life care; Nursing; Palliative care; Triage; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 81555208108     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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