They would most likely ask: Is she breathing. Case entry questions are standard even in centers that do not use Priority Dispatch
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Think harder, John - I don't like it 'as the complete answer' (telling the relatives 'definitely DO NOT call 999 when your loved-one dies' would help, with a number they should call) and you know I've thought about this one, for much longer than you have.
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Indeed you have Mike. I didn't read this as a 'do not call 999' scenario per se, but rather as an alternative to call if avoiding an emergency response from over eager paramedics armed with a defibrillator was desirable. I see the debate has developed since this tweet though.
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This - screengrabbed from a PDF I wrote yesterday - is I think the most compelling reason why we should avoid an equivalent 'single number' for EoL. Does this make sense, John, Kathryn and the rest of you?pic.twitter.com/uEEAhJ5C29
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I understand your concern. But in the event, those conversations (the 'death rehearsal') will/should still take place. A single, locally-agreed number, perhaps to DN base, can still be used for all queries and at death. Simplicity is important to avoid panic 999 calls. 1/
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A single number may not='blanket' response. For exmpl, in NE, a pall care advice line for clinicians has a single number, but the provider service is shared between teams on a weekly rota; the caller always reaches a specialist: the work is shared, the number remains the same 2/
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Kathryn, both of my parents died at home, and I was a carer. Myself, I would prefer to know when I make the call, who I'm expecting to be on the other end: 'my GP', a cover GP, etc. Then 'I know, what they should already understand' when I'm talking to the person.
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Should we Twitter Poll this? Would family carers during end-of-life, prefer to know who was going to answer their phone call, when they make the call?
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The 'cover GP' at my mother's surgery clearly did NOT already understand what my mother's wishes were. When I called after my mother had a stroke, this (unknown) GP attempted to persuade/coerce me to calling an ambulance + was hostile+unsupportive when I said she didn't want one
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