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MAINTIEN TRAITEMENT [5 records]

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Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Surgery
  • Medication
DEF

[A medical measure] that [has] the potential to postpone [a] patient's death.

OBS

It includes artificial nutrition and hydration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie
  • Médicaments
DEF

Acte médical visant à retarder la mort d'un patient.

OBS

Y sont comprises l'hydratation et l'alimentation artificielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Cirugía
  • Medicamentos
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Record 2 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Sociology of Medicine
CONT

Withholding of life-sustaining treatment means not starting treatment that has the potential to sustain the life of a patient. An example of withholding of potentially life-sustaining treatment is not starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when a patient's heart suddenly stops beating.

Key term(s)
  • withholding of life-sustaining treatment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Sociologie de la médecine
CONT

Le Comité [sénatorial spécial sur l'euthanasie et l'aide au suicide] a défini l'abstention de traitement de survie comme étant le fait de ne pas amorcer un traitement susceptible de maintenir le patient en vie, par exemple ne pas tenter la réanimation cardiorespiratoire (RCR), ne pas donner une transfusion sanguine, ne pas administrer d'antibiotiques ou ne pas assurer l'alimentation et l'hydratation artificielles.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Medication
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Source(s) : Addiction Research Foundation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Médicaments
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Document publié par la Fondation de la recherche en toxicomanie, l'Ordre des pharmaciens de l'Ontario et l'Ordre des médecins et chirurgiens de l'Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
OBS

Avantage prévu dans la convention collective des contrôleurs de la circulation aérienne; s'ils perdent leur licence, on leur garantit un an de salaire.

OBS

Source : Service de traduction Transports Canada - Ottawa.

Spanish

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