Description: Hard Choices A Film by Ireen Van Ditshuyzen part 3 of 3 VHSIn a hospital the doctors, nurses, patients and their families are confronted daily with urgent dilemmas. Some of these are medical, such as making the correct diagnosis and determining the best therapy. Others may involve aggressive patient, cultural differences and language problems, all of which can stand in the way of treatment. Filmed with extraordinary access, HARD CHOICES looks at how doctors and staff of a large urban hospital grapple with complex situations and difficult decisions. PART THREE: A man of 85 is on the respirator in Intensive Care. His longs are the problem and his hart looks very bad too. What can further treatment achieve? And if his heart stops beating, should, he be revived? Who decides? The doctor? The family?In an urban hospital like Westeinde many patients are from ethnic minorities. Cultural and language problems are common. An Indian man with Parkinson's Disease is readmitted showing symptoms of dehydration. Previously, his family took him home, but this has no place in Indian Culture. The man himself appears not to understand Dutch. How do you build a bridge between the cultures? How does a doctor communicate with a patient who does not react to what is said? What does this mean for the treatment? HARD CHOICES presents some of the dilemmas that confront doctors, nursing staff, social workers, patients and their families. The decisions are not easy, and the consequences often turn out to be much more far-reaching than many foresee.
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Location: Mashpee, Massachusetts
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