Awareness
| Acceptance of resuscitation and its consequences | “Thanks to all of them [healthcare professionals]. They did everything that they could. Well, I knew my child’s problem, nothing could be done for her” F7 “A child was brought to the emergency room with severe dehydration. The child’s parents brought the child to the hospital too late from fear of Corona, so that the child was in a state of shock. I fully explained to the parents about the bad condition of the child, that the child was breathing with the device and his heart was working with the injected drugs. I fully informed them about the bad condition of the child. The child died in the ICU that night, but when the parents were informed, I felt the shock did not happen in these parents the same as for other parents. It seemed to me that they accepted it more easily … " D8 “… Because we had already been told that our child might die, his mother and me decided to donate his corpse to the University of Medical Sciences if he died” F1 “Since I was told the truth, I realized that if my child survives, it might not be good for her either. Because I was told the truth and I understood the truth, I was satisfied that if my child were to die, she would not suffer” F7 |
| Providing information about the child’s current condition and prognosis | “A child was hospitalized and intubated for a long time. The parents witnessed our actions. The parents were informed of the child’s condition and prognosis during this time. They thanked us after their child died, even while they were in a bad mood” N2 “Because I was already told that her condition was not good and she (his child) was very ill, I had background about resuscitation of my child” F7 “My daughter was hospitalized about 6 months, but I was not told that my child was getting worse. I thought everything was well and I was not at all ready that my child was getting worse, and I did not expect her death at all” M4 “When there was a possibility of resuscitation, I would give the parents full information about their child’s condition. I was telling them that your child might need us to squeeze her chest or, like this child, insert a breathing tube so that the device could help your child breathe” N4 “I did not know what they were doing and why. I was dying and living every moment” M9 “We say that the child is in critical condition, but we have never said that he/she may need resuscitation or the child may die because the child is brought to the emergency room at once, and we do not know exactly what the problem is and the situation is not predictable …’ D9 “If parents were not agitated and could control their emotions and did not disrupt the resuscitation process, I was telling them that they could be in the room. Otherwise, they would be directed out of the room or they could watch the resuscitation from the window of the room” N10 “In any hospital, it’s much better if there is a private place at this moment (after the failed resuscitation of the child] so parents can release themselves. If there is such the place, no one told me anything before” F1 “Immediately after the resuscitation, they took my child to the mortuary and did not let me say goodbye to my daughter and see her for the last time. I was also told not to make noise and cry because other mothers were in the ward and they might scare. I was running to the mortuary looking for my child’s corpse. Unfortunately, there were no facilities for us. At least others should lose their children in a calm situation” M9 |
D, doctor; F, father; ICU, intensive care unit; M, mother; N, nurse.