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life-sustaining procedure

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A quick definition of life-sustaining procedure:

A life-sustaining procedure is a medical treatment that uses machines or artificial methods to keep someone alive when their body can't do it on its own. It's used to help restore or replace a vital function, but its main purpose is to delay death.

A more thorough explanation:

LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURE

A life-sustaining procedure is a medical treatment that uses machines or artificial means to keep a person alive, restore a vital function, or replace it with an artificial one. The main purpose of this procedure is to delay death.

  • Artificial ventilation to help a person breathe
  • Feeding tubes to provide nutrition to a person who cannot eat on their own
  • Dialysis to filter waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail

These examples illustrate how life-sustaining procedures can help a person survive when their body is unable to perform a vital function. They are often used in critical care situations, such as when a person is in a coma or has suffered a severe injury or illness. However, these procedures are not always successful and may only delay the inevitable. It is important for individuals to discuss their wishes regarding life-sustaining procedures with their healthcare providers and loved ones in advance.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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