A few days ago I got a call from a person whom I hold in high esteem. His adult daughter had just passed away at 0230 hrs early morning. There was history of diarrhoea for three days after consuming hotel food, delivered by a food delivery company. Few questions kept popping up in my mind, after helping him face this unbearable loss and navigating a quagmire of unnecessary and repetitive processes. Corruption rears its ugly head to benefit from an emotionally labile condition that prevails. Looking at the workflow involved from the time death is suspected, multiple points of improvement were obvious to improve, all the way to support for grief.
1. Role of emergency services
2. Can food poisoning or Cholera kill in a short time (few days)
3. The Death identification, confirmation, certification process in India
4. MLC - medico legal case implications for death at home, autopsy procedures
5. Funeral arrangements
6. Grief/ Bereavement counselling
1 comment:
VEry well articulated Thangaprabhu. ALl points raised are valid. At this time, access to support services like Breaking through the MEdico - legal quagmire, awareness of one's rights and on top of it, grief counselling are critical. Beautifully written and I am sure the recent experience has reinforced the points stated by you.
Good article
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