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Vital testament |
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At
Valencian Community the Decree 168/2004, of September
10, regulates the document of "Vital testament", and creates an
office of centralized records. It is a document with early
directives that a person realizes in situation of mental brilliancy in
order to be followed when, because of a disease, it will not
possible to express our own will. This type of documents are based
on the "death deigns", and all that concerns and involves to the
assistance and medical treatment to be practised on a patient who is
under a physical or mental incurable or irreversible condition and
without expectations of treatment.
In general, the instructions are applied on a terminal condition, under a permanent condition of unconsciousness or on a cerebral irreversible hurt that, beyond the conscience, does not make possible that the person recovers the aptitude to take decisions and to express his desires in the future. It is there where a vital testament urges to that the treatment to be practising limits itself to the necessary measures to support comfortablly, lucidly, relieving of the pain (including those who could happen as consequence of the suspension or interruption of the treatment). The patient expresses his desire not to be kept alive by artificial means, before an incurable, painful and mortal disease. |