‫الموت واالحتظار‬
1- Full and thorough examination
2- parental presence during the procedure of resuscitation is becoming increasingly
common, so a member of staff must be exclusively available for their support.
3- once the patient has been certified dead do not keep the parent waiting in false hope.
4- A direct and sympathetic approach is best, if you feel comfortable doing it you can
show sympathy by holding the parent’s hand or putting an arm around them.
5- If you are asked about the cause of death , answer as simply and honestly as you can.
6- it is very important to write a list of procedures done to the child during resuscitation.
7- Encourage the family to spend time , touching and holding their dead child.
8- respect the dead child, wrap him/ her with clean clothes.
9- Explain that the child “ use name” has died.
10- Get as full history as possible.
11- Let them know if a postmortem examination needs to be carried out.
12- Be gentle, Unhurried, Calm and Careful.
13- do not guess the diagnosis.
14- “ IF YOU ARE CLEVER SHIFT TO THE OTHER” IS A FALSE BELIEF…. THE
CORRECT IS…
“ IF YOU ARE CLEVER ASK FOR THE HELP OF OTHERS”
15- Obtain full details of:
* Child’s and parents’ names
* Child’s date of birth
* full address
* time of arrival to hospital
* time last seen alive