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Could palliative measures make you die sooner?
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Maybe- in particular: Situations. For instance, morphine may be administered to a person who is dying to control pain ; provide comfort, but death might be hastened due to respiratory depression. However, please be aware that palliative measures are to help people with comfort/pain.
Answered 6/18/2014
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