  ReviewEnd-of-life issues in the acute and critically ill patientEric A Savory1  and Catherine A Marco2  1
University of Toledo College of Medicine, Mail Stop 1114, 3045 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA 2
Professor, Department of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Director of Medical Ethics Curriculum, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Mail Stop 1114, 3045 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA  author email corresponding author email
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009,
17:21doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-21 Abstract
The challenges of end-of-life care require emergency physicians to utilize a multifaceted and dynamic skill set. Such skills include medical therapies to relieve pain and other symptoms near the end-of-life. Physicians must also demonstrate aptitude in comfort care, communication, cultural competency, and ethical principles. It is imperative that emergency physicians demonstrate a fundamental understanding of end-of-life issues in order to employ the versatile, multidisciplinary approach required to provide the highest quality end-of-life care for patients and their families. | 
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