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A&A Publishers: Hard Choices for Loving People view detail comment email this

This site features the full text of the book "Hard Choices for Loving People." Written by a nursing home and hospice chaplain, the book discusses the difficult decisions patients and caregivers face when dealing with terminal illness and the end of life. Covers cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), dialysis, feeding, use of respirators, pain relief, and hospice care, with the intent of helping people make informed choices. Also includes excerpts from a related book.
http://www.hardchoices.com/
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Ethics, Long-term Care, Medical Treatments & Devices, Senior Health
Last updated Jun 15, 2007


Hands-Only CPR view detail comment email this

Simplified instructions for administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) "when an adult has a sudden cardiac arrest." The site states that studies have concluded that "Hands-Only CPR [in which the aider pushes hard and fast in the center of the chest], can be as effective as conventional CPR." Includes a FAQ, video demonstration, scientific background, survivor stories, and related material. From the American Heart Association.
http://handsonlycpr.org/
Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Nov 6, 2009


Learn CPR view detail comment email this

Explains how to do Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on adults, children, and infants using illustrated diagrams. Includes a QuickTime video, CPR links, and facts about CPR. Interesting questions about CPR are answered by the medical doctor who researched and designed the site.
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Jan 27, 2001


Urbanbaby.com view detail comment email this

Thi s "online resource for planning and raising your urban baby" provides local parenting information and baby and mom products for U.S. cities, including Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. Categories of information range from questions the expectant mother might ask her obstetrician and a list of local hospitals, playgrounds, museums, and libraries for each city, to health information, including parenting and CPR classes. The site's purpose is "to provide parents with the best local resources, a community in which to interact and share common parenting experiences, and a store that offers the most select products for baby and mom."
http://www.urbanbaby.com/
Topics: Families, Medical Treatments & Devices, People, People
Last updated Sep 6, 2004




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