Experiencing Death in the Emergency Department

This book draws on original research to illuminate how the personal values and norms of healthcare professionals in the Emergency Department (ED) influence how they experience the death of a patient, and develop tools and strategies to cope with these experiences.

Dr Laszlo Penzes is a trained emergency nurse, researcher, former lecturer, and public and motivational speaker, with a doctorate in Health Sciences, working as senior education manager at one of the largest ambulance service trusts in Southern England. Research interests include emergency medicine, end-of-life care, emotional intelligence, psychology, and human factors in communication and learning.

1 Introduction 2 Death and dying in a healthcare setting 3 Death and dying beyond the biological dimension 4 The complex process of bereavement 5 Experiencing death in the Emergency Department 6 Making sense of death in the Emergency Department 7 The influence of death in the Emergency Department 8 Conclusion: life after death