The importance of "Medical care advance directives ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE"

In early 2005 the United States has a national sensation of social news, that is, who lives in Florida because of Terri Schiavo in a 26-year-old at the time of the accident, coma asphyxia than 15 years, makes her husband and her parents in court on the controversial question of whether or not to provide nutrients, moisture and maintenance of the tube pulled out of her life. The results in the court ordered the removal of this tube after a living, Terri finally March 31, 2005 passed away at the age of 41 years. 

The reason why this incident caused such a stir nationwide social news, one of the reasons is that if Terri Schiavo has never been a vegetative state when she became, she wanted to or not to use any means to maintain her life. And these decisions in advance can be a legitimate document accountable clear. This document is the "health care advance directives Advance Health Care Directive" or referred to as "advance directives Advance Directive". 

California's Silicon Valley according to a number of 800 Chinese elderly informal survey indicates that about 95 percent of Chinese, or do not know, or know that there is no right to use the patients to fill out a "medical care advance directives. " This is not only caused by individuals in the medical decision on the wishes can not be achieved, while the family or difficult to let go because of family ties, or at a loss as a result of the various contradictions and guilt. 

What is "medical care advance directives Advance Health Care Directive"? 
"Medical care advance directives" are you writing or orally, to allow medical staff to understand when you unconscious, coma or seriously ill and unable to communicate with people, you are willing or unwilling to accept medical care. You can also designate a person you trust your agent to do medical care decisions. 

Legally, you have the right to send a copy of the instructions to your health care workers or your trusted agent. If you choose to be represented by an agent to make decisions for you, the person's responsibility is to ensure that medical care you desire to achieve, and this document so that he (she) has the responsibility and rights. 

Why do we need a "health care advance directive"? 
Ready for a "health care advance directive", have the following benefits: 

1. To protect you would like to express their acceptance of and which do not want to accept the rights and interests of medical care; 

2. To make your family, friends and health care workers could be more clearly know that you care about the will and choice; 

3. Reduced because of differences of opinion between friends and relatives caused by conflict; 

4. Reduce the families and caregivers do for you the decision between life and death, the heart may have anxiety and guilt; 

5. To avoid unnecessary treatment of you and the families of the financial burden; 

6. Alleviation you are "over-treatment" fear; 

7. If you wish, you can also specify donate. 


When you fix the "health care advance directive", you can also change the content at any time, as long as you let your agent or health care workers know that your new wishes. In addition, you can also change your agent.