Word: zawacki
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unusual policy of allowing the patient - and not relatives - to decide is feasible in massive burn cases because the victim's nerve endings are anesthetized by the injury, leaving him lucid and free of pain for the first several hours. In fact, says Dr. Bruce Zawacki, 42, head of the burn unit, relatives have been "overwhelmingly relieved" that the burden of decision making is taken off their shoulders. Says Zawacki: "In the long run it is better for our mental health and the patients' mental health to lay the cards on the table." Part of the policy...
...Cathy Zawacki Ann Arbor, Mich...