The right to die: the dilemma for A&E nurses.
Older people have the highest suicide rate of any age group. A&E staff are faced with patients who have taken an overdose and ask to be allowed to die. Care of such patients in A&E should not only be concerned with the physical aspects but must respond to the individual's needs and problems.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D012297:Right to Die; D013406:Suicide, Attempted