Try: As the Care recipient (cr) approaches death it can be difficult to think about what will happen if the caregiver is with the cr in his or her final moments determining when the cr passes can be hard here are some of the common signs there is no breathing or pulse the eyes do not move or blink and the pupils are dilated enlarged the eyelids may be slightly open the jaw is relaxed and the mouth is slightly open the body releases the bowel and bladder contents the cr does not respond to being touched or spoken to information references adapted from www agingcare com

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Keywords: Death near death

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