Care in the final hours and days

D. Davies
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Caring for a child and his or her family during the last hours and days of the child’s life is emotionally charged, with inherent pressure to ‘get things right.’ Anticipation and treatment of the patient’s changing symptoms are essential to stave off emergency situations or, at least, to be optimally prepared to deal with them. Parents must be actively supported during this time, regardless of the setting, and the availability of professional assistance must be continuous, even if this can be only by telephone in some circumstances. Access to emergency medications must be anticipated in this context. Communication must be seamless, and care providers must be prepared for sudden changes in the desired setting of care. It is much easier to plan for every contingency, knowing that some plans will go unused, than to have to cobble together suboptimal arrangements at the last minute.
在最后的时刻和日子里关心
在孩子生命的最后几个小时和几天里照顾孩子和他或她的家人是一件充满感情的事情,带有“把事情做好”的内在压力。预测和治疗病人不断变化的症状对于避免紧急情况至关重要,或者至少要做好应对紧急情况的最佳准备。在这段时间里,无论环境如何,父母都必须得到积极的支持,专业援助的可用性必须持续,即使在某些情况下只能通过电话。在这种情况下,必须预期获得紧急药物。沟通必须是无缝的,护理提供者必须为期望的护理环境的突然变化做好准备。知道一些计划将无法使用,为每一个突发事件做好计划要比在最后一刻拼凑不理想的安排容易得多。
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