Palliative care pressure Clips
Victim and family pressured into palliative care, comfort care or hospice. Family denied participation in the Palliative Care Consult Meeting. Palliative care ordered without consent.
The family's perception that the...
"They knew. They knew she was going home, so they knew they had to do what they needed to do...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Lying or Dishonesty: The victim...
"He over the phone says, your mom asked for morphine by name. She couldn't even open her eyes. She couldn't...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Isolated even in death + Neglect
The victim's condition worsened under...
"So I went over to soothe him, and I said, Kim, go get a nurse. So she went and got...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Neglect + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Unqualified staff
Victim expresses the belief that...
"I honestly feel like they murdered her. You know, she was on fentanyl and morphine and Versed...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Victim discusses discrepancies in what...
"And then on Sunday, she's unresponsive. I mean, that just doesn't make any sense. And then told the very next...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
Victim mentions that she was...
"They had forgotten to tell me during that time period since I couldn't visit. They were allowing Zoom calls, but...
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent
Victim discusses refusal of medications,...
"Only when the doctor heard that I didn't want the rodesivir.
Other Commonalities: Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
Family was pressured into agreeing...
"And then the only way that they would let me see him is if I would agree agree to Comfort...
Other Commonalities: Dehydration and starvation + Denied informed consent + DNR pressure or shenanigans + Neglect + Perception of malevolence
The victim’s husband was told...
"you know, he said that he was obviously right there advocating for me. Doctors were consistently telling him that I...
Other Commonalities: DNR pressure or shenanigans + Gaslighting + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
The victim's deterioration and lack...
"They were giving her was it Ativan? ... But over the course of two days, she went downhill. ... the...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
The victim discusses being pressured...
"They were pressuring me to discontinue the life support. And at one point, this the nurse practitioner said, well, have...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + DNR pressure or shenanigans + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
The victim expresses a sentiment...
"And when I was doing those big deep breaths, I poured two holes in my right lung and that was...
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent + Infections and injuries + Isolation of victim + Strict adherence to EUA protocols