Attributes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Type of medication | Morphine, proportional* | Morphine, disproportional† | Sedatives, no ANH | Sedatives, ANH | Muscular relaxant |
Physician’s intention | Relief of suffering | Hastening of death | |||
Type of request | No request | Request to end suffering | Request to end life | ||
Life expectancy | Couple of days | Couple of months | |||
Time till death | Minutes | Hours | Days |
*The physician decides to use a morphine drip and the dose is increased twice.
†The physician decides to use a morphine drip and the dose is doubled every 3 hours.
ANH, artificial nutrition or hydration.