How is time to death calculated in terminally I’ll patients?
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I work in hospice and this is what I do: If a patient isn’t breathing I’ll use my stethoscope and blood pressure cuff to check for blood pressure, respirations, and a pulse. After 5 minutes of no pulse, respirations or blood pressure I look at my watch and That’s their time of death. That’s the time put on their death certificate.
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