Burned patients in Los Angeles hospital seek death option
A Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center burn unit report describes patients choosing quiet death over further treatment after severe injuries. Doctors disclose the extent of harm and let patients decide their fate during the hours after injury, a practice noted in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Sharon H. Imbus
Choice to Die: Burn Victims Reach End on Personal Requests
A Los Angeles study reports 24 severely burned adults aged 19 to 94 chose basic care and pain relief over aggressive treatment, all dying. Researchers say patients can decide their fate, with clinicians offering compassionate support and honest prognosis. Two sisters, ages 68 and 70, faced similar decisions after a car crash, with care decisions and prayers shaping their final hours.
Nurses Strike Extends at Kaiser Facilities in California
About 1,100 UNAC nurses stay at work while 1,200 member union nurses strike at Kaiser hospitals and clinics in Bellflower Panorama City Fontana and Los Angeles. Pickets began at 7 am as mediators arrange renewed talks Friday at 1 pm with wage gaps cited.
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Kaiser Spokeswoman Says Patient Census Reduced
Bonnie Martin states Kaiser has cut patient census at three hospitals and canceled elective surgery to manage capacity.
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Kaiser
Bonnie Martin
Queen's peace plea test faces IRA during Northern Ireland visit
Queen Elizabeth II defied a bomb threat and urged forgiveness during a visit to Coleraine and Hillsborough Castle as IRA statements warned of attacks. Police found no bomb after the campus scare, while clashes and hijackings erupted in Belfast amid Operation Monarch security measures.
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Weather Tonight and Friday in L B Area
Tonight across the L B area Mérsia reports low clouds or fog with fair conditions on the mountains and fair in the deserts. Winds around 20 mph. Overnight low about 55. Friday brings highs near 85 with fair skies. Desert regions see winds around 15 to 5 mph and a low near 64 rising to 112 for the high.
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Carter to discuss Panama Canal treaty withdrawal plan
President Carter will meet two American negotiators to discuss a proposed U S withdrawal by 20 with Panama. The session aims to outline the timeline and terms of the withdrawal while addressing ramifications for defense and regional stability. The report notes related items on air pollution, abortion funding, and major medical research developments.
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U.S
Carter
Parking ticket leads to Son of Sam case arrest
A $35 parking ticket near a fire hydrant tipped police to David Berkowitz, the suspected Son of Sam. The 24 year old postal worker admitted his identity after a confrontation in Yonkers, was charged with second degree murder and related crimes, arraigned in Brooklyn and held without bail for the murders and attempted murders.
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David Berkowitz
Yonkers
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Suspect Berkowitz in Son of Sam killings described as ordinary man
Theresa Graziano says she feared the Son of Sam figure yet may have worked near him at a Branford processing site. Neighbors and coworkers recall Berkowitz as a quiet, nervous man who kept to himself. He was arrested for the last of the six murders blamed on the string of killings.
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