Last rights : rescuing the end of life from the medical system / Stephen P. Kiernan.
"Up to the 1970s, most Americans died swiftly: of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, or in accidents. But in the past three decades, medical advances have extended our lives and changed the way we die. Journalist Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain-free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical system continues to treat the dying--with extreme interventions, at immense cost, and with little regard to pain, human comforts, or even the stated wishes of patients and families.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
Record details
- ISBN: 0312342241
- ISBN: 9780312342241
- Physical Description: xviii, 301 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2006.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and index.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Terminal care.
Death.
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- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Stanly County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albemarle Main Library | 179.7 Kie (Text) | 31010000934317 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Up to the 1970s, most Americans died swiftly: of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, or in accidents. But in the past three decades, medical advances have extended our lives and changed the way we die. Journalist Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain-free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical system continues to treat the dying--with extreme interventions, at immense cost, and with little regard to pain, human comforts, or even the stated wishes of patients and families.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
