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"Please amputate my child's arms"

Devereaux, Mary ; Kuo, Dennis John

The Hastings Center report, 2017, Vol.47 (4), p.9-11

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  • Título:
    "Please amputate my child's arms"
  • Autor: Devereaux, Mary ; Kuo, Dennis John
  • Assuntos: Bioethics
  • É parte de: The Hastings Center report, 2017, Vol.47 (4), p.9-11
  • Notas: ObjectType-Case Study-2
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  • Descrição: Jeremy sustained bilateral complete brachial plexus injuries in an auto collision on an icy road a month before his third birthday. The accident rendered both upper extremities completely flail and insensate: he has no motor or sensory function of his shoulders, elbows, wrists, or digits. Jeremy does, however, have normal function of the lower extremities. Physical therapists have worked with the child for over a year with no noted improvement in arm function. Jeremy falls frequently, causing injury to his face and head, and occasionally, his arms get twisted or caught in his crib and his fingers turn blue. Jeremy's mother, who carries the main responsibility for his daily care, believes that his insensate arms are too heavy and "get in his way," causing the falls. She and Jeremy's father present to the orthopedic clinic at the children's hospital with the request of having both arms amputated. The primary orthopedic surgeon and the orthopedic team disagree with the parents that bilateral upper-extremity amputation offers any medical benefit, but Jeremy's mother tells the surgeon that, if he will not perform the surgery, her family will find a doctor who will. The surgeon, who feels ethically distressed by the parental insistence on this amputation in such a young child, requests an ethics consultation.
  • Idioma: Inglês
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