Imminent death definition
Imminent death means a patient who requires
Imminent death means a patient who requires mechanical ventilation, has a severe neurologic injury, and meets certain clinical criteria indicating that neurologic death is near or a patient for whom withdrawal of ventilatory support is being considered.
Imminent death means a condition wherein illness or injuries are of such severity that in the professional opinion of EMS personnel, death will probably occur before the patient arrives at the receiving hospital. This definition does not include any conscious patient regardless of the severity of illness or injury.
Examples of Imminent death in a sentence
Imminent death will be logged as emergency vacation until death occurs within the contract year.
More Definitions of Imminent death
Imminent death. - means for the purpose of this policy any situation in which illness in the adult unconscious patient (18 years of age or older) are so severe that death is likely to occur prior to or shortly after the patient arrives at the hospital. (5110)
Imminent death means an individual with a severe and acute brain injury who requires ventilation, who exhibits the loss of one or more brainstem reflexes, and/or whose goals of care plans include (or are anticipated to include) a discussion of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (e.g., extubation).
Imminent death. Imminent Death occurs: a) when a patient is on a ventilator with Glasgow Coma Score ("GCS") of five (5) or less and no sedation or paralytics, b) when a brain death test is ordered on a patient, c) immediately prior to decelerating care or withdrawal of support on a ventilator patient, and/or d) when a patient experiences cardiac death.