Deescalation

Abstract

Ad Libitum5 January 2016DeescalationStanley Cohen, MDStanley Cohen, MDFrom Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-2106 Audio Reading - “Deescalation” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Deescalation," by S. Cohen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail What do you do when you come from the hospital when the ventilator has stoppedall the miles of polyethylenepulling and pushing fluids before,now hang limp, to no avail?The kitchen, the mirrors, the bedwhere you both rested headsG-d, not his pillowNo, not his closet and the clotheshe'll never wear.Only a shroud covering his face hovering over the rest of lifemay as well drape over the house,house that was once collectively yours that now seems so much hisHow do you cook and contend answer the phone look at the mail pray for an endNeed you bother?What do you do when you come from the ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Atlanta, Georgia.Current Author Address: Stanley Cohen, MD, Children's Center for Digestive Health Care, 993D Johnson Ferry Road, #440, Atlanta, GA 30342; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Deescalation” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Deescalation," by S. Cohen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 5 January 2016Volume 164, Issue 1Page: 61KeywordsChild healthChildrenCombined antiretroviral therapyHealth careOintmentsStainingVentilators ePublished: 5 January 2016 Issue Published: 5 January 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...