PPT-Pentobarbital Euthanasia

Presented by Wendy Blount DVM CONFIDENTIAL 2 Pentobarbital Barbiturate Suppresses the nervous system brain Ideal euthanasia solution must reach the brain quickly Euthanasia solution is carried to the brain by the blood. The primary active component in euthana sia solutions is sodium pentobarbital but some products also contain other minor ingredients Fig 481 Euthanasia solutions are generally injected intravenously in domestic animals therefore after death the solu Euthanasia of an animal that is suering from irreversible disease or injury is a primary responsibility caretakers assume As per the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2013 euthanasia is dened as A method of killing that minimizes pain di Optimising . Welfare . BHS Welfare Officers Meeting, Durham 2012. Why euthanasia?. Euthanasia basically means ‘good death’. Old or diseased animals should be given the benefit of a good death to avoid suffering, where appropriate. arguments against. the unexpected cures argument. the unexpected cures argument. Active euthanasia would only be right in those cases where we know that there is no hope of recovery.. There are no cases where we know that there is no hope of recovery. -1-. Learning objective. To know and understand the overview of the course. To know and understand some of the facts about abortion.. KEY QUESTION. WHAT IS A PERSON?. KEY WORDS. ABORTION. PERSONHOOD. The intentional termination of the life of one human being . by another. —mercy killing—is contrary to that for which the . medical profession . stands and is contrary to the policy of the . American Medical . in Germany. Where we have been…. Leprosy. HIV/AIDS. Eugenics. Tuskegee Trials. Eugenics. Late 19. th. century – Rise of Nation-States. Limited resources and economic hardship. Conflict on a global scale. εὐθανασία. . : The Good Death. Active vs. Passive Euthanasia. Active: . “(U)sing certain death-causing means to bring about or cause the death of a person” (p.139). Passive:. “Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient die.” (p.139). Glossary of terms about Euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia. When the person who is killed requested to be killed. Non-voluntary euthanasia. When the person who is killed made no request and gave no consent. Some Background:. Voluntary. Involuntary. Passive. Active. Voluntary. Passive. Euthanasia. Involuntary. Passive. Euthanasia. Voluntary. Active. Euthanasia. Involuntary. Active. Euthanasia. Involve taking the patient off live-preserving treatments.. Presented by Wendy Blount, D.V.M.. CONFIDENTIAL. 2. Pentobarbital. Barbiturate. Suppresses the nervous system (brain). Ideal euthanasia solution must reach the brain quickly. Euthanasia solution is carried to the brain by the blood. Rylee Lundgren. What is euthanasia?. Comes from a Greek word that means "good death.". The idea that an individual has the right to decide when and how they die.. Passive euthanasia is ending or withholding treatment.. Title: policy (2006 - 08) to facilitate decision making Prakash Gogoi 1 , Manilal V a ll i yate 1 1 The Brooke India, F - 86, Preet Vihar, Delhi 110092 India email: prakashg@thebrookeindia.org Ab WHAT IS EUTHANASIA. The term “euthanasia” means mercy killing. The term was first used in medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century. His usage was employed to mean “easy, painless, happy death during which the physician has the “responsibility to alleviate the ‘physical suffering’ of the body..