PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. Grant
TI  - MDs must help eliminate 911 calls after "expected" home deaths, medical examiner advises
DP  - 1997 Apr 01
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1035--1037
VI  - 156
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/7/1035.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/7/1035.full
SO  - CMAJ1997 Apr 01; 156
AB  - More and more Canadians are choosing to die at home. Unfortunately, family members may not know how to respond when death does occur. Some call 911 seeking advice, and soon find police, ambulance and fire services arriving at their door. If calls are made before terminal patients die, they may even be rushed to hospital for emergency care. The wasted energy wastes money and creates additional stress. Dr. John Butt, Nova Scotia's chief medical examiner, says physicians must help educate the public and emergency services about how to respond after an expected death occurs at home.