In article ,
Adrian writes:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:32:49 +0000, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

So there's an initial dilema when deciding if a smoker can be allowed to
go on to have oxygen (and it requires assessment by local fire
authority, bearing in mind the likelyhood of other residents in the
building being caught up in any resulting fire, etc). Then there's a
secondary issue if someone who is dependant on oxygen starts getting
forgetful, e.g. not turning the oxygen off for at least 5 mins before
lighting up a fag, or going in to the kitchen and putting the kettle on,
etc. Do you take the oxygen away, knowing it will curtail the quality of
life if not life itself, but likely save other residents from a
resulting fire?

Simple solution.

Show the patient a video demonstrating the issue, and ask them to choose
for themselves.

Patient will always say yes. It's more a question of assessing the
likelyhood of them setting light to themselves, and the knock-on
consequences of doing so to others around them, verses the severely
curtailed quality of life if they can't use oxygen.

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Andrew Gabriel
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