Muerte

A Choice

Euthanasia is a practice in which the life of a person or animal is finished. The way of doing this is without pain or just a little bit painful in order to stop suffering in undesiredconditions of life. This can be done by oral, intravenous or intramuscular drug administration. This may be voluntary or involuntary and there is passive, non-aggressive, and aggressive euthanasia. Thisis a topic that has generated some moral conflicts were people depending on their culture, ethnic background or religion expresses their point of view. It is legal in some nations, while in others itmay be criminalized. Due to the gravity of the issue there are some restrictions and procedures that people follow before practicing the euthanasia.

Without taking into account these differentconcepts of death and believes, we have to be aware of the importance of technology and advances in this controversial issue. The technological agents does not take any radical position, it is importantbecause through the years it has generated the way of ending with life without feeling it, as we all dream about. “Intravenous administration is the most reliable and rapid way to accomplisheuthanasia and therefore can be safely recommended. A coma is first induced by intravenous administration of 20 mg/kg thiopental sodium (Nesdonal) in a small volume (10 ml physiological saline). Then a tripleintravenous dose of a non-depolarizing neuromuscular muscle relaxant is given, such as 20 mg pancuronium dibromide (Pavulon) or 20 mg vecuronium bromide (Norcuron). The muscle relaxant shouldpreferably be given intravenously, in order to ensure optimal availability. Only for pancuronium dibromide (Pavulon) are there substantial indications that the agent may also be given intramuscularly in adosage of 40 mg” This knowledge in medicine and chemistry has allowed people to think in the possibility of finishing with their lives the way they want and which approaches more to them. These...