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DIRECTIVES PREALABLES ECRITES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Business and Administrative Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- written advance directive
1, record 1, English, written%20advance%20directive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- advance directive document 2, record 1, English, advance%20directive%20document
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A document that communicates] a competent person's wishes regarding health care, including life-prolonging treatment, [or that designates] a person who will have the role of making difficult health care decisions for [him or her] if [he or she becomes] unable to state [his or her] wishes. 2, record 1, English, - written%20advance%20directive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Typically two types of written advance directives exist: the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care. 1, record 1, English, - written%20advance%20directive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
written advance directive: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - written%20advance%20directive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- written advance directives
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- directive préalable écrite
1, record 1, French, directive%20pr%C3%A9alable%20%C3%A9crite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document qui permet à une personne apte de faire connaître ses volontés concernant les soins qui lui seront prodigués si elle ne peut plus le faire ou de nommer une personne qui prendra ces décisions à sa place en cas d'incapacité. 2, record 1, French, - directive%20pr%C3%A9alable%20%C3%A9crite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
directive préalable écrite : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - directive%20pr%C3%A9alable%20%C3%A9crite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- directives préalables écrites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de salud
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Documentos comerciales y administrativos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- documento de voluntades anticipadas
1, record 1, Spanish, documento%20de%20voluntades%20anticipadas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Documento, dirigido al médico responsable, en el cual una persona mayor de edad, con capacidad suficiente y de manera libre, expresa las instrucciones a tener en cuenta cuando se encuentre en una situación en la que las circunstancias que se den no le permitan expresar personalmente su voluntad. 2, record 1, Spanish, - documento%20de%20voluntades%20anticipadas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En este documento, la persona puede también designar un representante, que es el interlocutor válido y necesario con el médico o el equipo sanitario, para que la sustituya en caso que no pueda expresar su voluntad por ella misma. 2, record 1, Spanish, - documento%20de%20voluntades%20anticipadas
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