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advance healthcare directive or "living will"

Swedish translation: vårdtestamente

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English term or phrase:	advance healthcare directive or "living will"
Swedish translation:	vårdtestamente
Entered by:	Birgitta G

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14:17 May 25, 2004

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Medical - Law (general)

English term or phrase: advance healthcare directive or "living will"

An advance healthcare directive or "living will" includes healthcare-related instructions made by a person in sound mind who believes that in later life they will become incapable of making these decisions for themselves.

Birgitta G KudoZ activity Questions: 238 (none open) (10 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 324
Local time: 14:54

vårdtestamente

Explanation:
Det är väl fråga om att man vid sina sinnens fulla bruk avgör och ger tillåtelse till att man i en framtida situation inte ska få fortsatt vård om man är döende eller faller i koma el dyl

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Kristina Thorne
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Local time: 14:54

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Tack för hjälpen!
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4 +3	vårdtestamente	Kristina Thorne
4	livstestament	hirselina

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advance healthcare directive or

vårdtestamente

Kristina Thorne
France
Local time: 14:54
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Finnish
PRO pts in category: 40

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Tack för hjälpen!

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livstestament

Explanation:
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"God omvårdnad inför hjärtstopp och död förutsätter ett väl genomtänkt etiskt förhållningssätt från ambulanssjuksköterskan. Livstestamentet kan skapa förutsättningar för att vårdtagarens rätt till autonomi och värdig död tillgodoses." http://www.prehospen.hb.se/pdf/vagval.pdf

hirselina
Local time: 14:54
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 7

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