M.A.I.D
What is the full name of the process known as M.A.I.D
What is Medical Assistance in Dying?
This concern happens when someone might feel forced to choose M.A.I.D. because of money problems or family pressure.
What is coercion?
Patients must be over this age to qualify for M.A.I.D
What is 18 years old ?
his fast-acting benzodiazepine, carried by EMS for seizures and sedation, is the first step in M.A.I.D. to calm the patient and induce sleep.
What is Midazolam?
What is the two MAID options available in Canada
What is:
-Physician Administered
-Self Administered
When was MAID legalized in canada
what is 2016?
Patients requesting M.A.I.D. often must be evaluated by this many healthcare professionals.
What is two?
This potent opioid, often used by EMS for severe pain management, ensures the patient experiences no pain during M.A.I.D. procedures.
What is Fentanyl?
Locations where maid can be done
What is
-Hospital
-clinic
-home
The idea that people have the right to make decisions about their own body and life is called this.
What is autonomy?
This condition is required in most countries with M.A.I.D laws, often assessed by two different physicians
What is a terminal illness/ grievous or irremediable medical condition
This non - depolarizing muscle relaxant, carried by EMS for intubation, is used in M.A.I.D. to stop breathing by paralyzing respiratory muscles.
What is Rocuronium?
In Canada, MAID accounts for this approximate percentage of all deaths annually as of 2022
What is 4%
In Canada, M.A.I.D. is only allowed if the person understands what it means and agrees.
What is informed consent?
M.A.I.D. is an option only for patients who are in this state of mind to make decisions.
What is mentally competent?
This anti-nausea medication, often used in EMS for patients with severe vomiting as a result of a migraine, is given prior to oral M.A.I.D. medications to prevent discomfort.
What is Metoclopramide?
This is the term used to describe the law that made MAID legal in Canada in 2016
What is Bill C-14
“I will not give any deadly substance to anyone or suggest it” is a line from this famous medical promise.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
In 2027, this country is expected to expand its M.A.I.D. law to include individuals suffering solely from mental illness, making it the first nation to do so.
What is Canada?
This drug, used by some EMS to treat hypokalemia and cardiac dysrhythmias in small doses, is used in M.A.I.D. to stop the heart when given in a high concentration.
What is Potassium Chloride?