Taiwan AJET - OkishoTaiwan AJET - Okisho

Instructors : Ms. Li Min-li, Ms. Sun Cheng-meiPresenters : 【 KGHS 】 Chiang Meng-ying, Wang Tzu-Chun, Liu Yu-lin, Yang Kai-li 【 KCJH 】 Huang Yi-chen, Yi Ting-fang, Wu Yi-ting 【 SMVHS 】 Lin Yu-shun, Li Chia-an

WYM2004

The World of the Persistent Vegetative State

(PVS) Patients

The Members of PVS Patients The Members of PVS Patients ProjectProject

Why did we decide to Why did we decide to makemake the presentation on the presentation on PVS patients ?PVS patients ?→ They need our Help

our Love

our Respect

Understanding PVS Understanding PVS PatientsPatients

Also named as neomorts (PVS patients)

Having been lying down on a bed for more than 3 months

Being irresponsive but conscious

Brain Death VS PVS Brain Death VS PVS PatientsPatients

Brain Death

→ Complete and irreversible cessation of brain activity

PVS Patients → Normal heartbeat

What’s the cause of What’s the cause of PVS?PVS?

Younger people

→ Traffic accidents

Elder people → Stroke

Mr. Cao Ching

→The founder of the Creation Social

Welfare Foundation

How did Mr. Cao start the How did Mr. Cao start the foundation?foundation?

He spent four years wandering around the street corners, whenever he met a person he would ask 3 questions.

Q1. Do you know about the PVS patients?

Q2. Are you willing to help the PVS patients?

Q3. If you would like to help , please write

down your name and telephone number.

..

Finally ! ! The Creation Social Welfare Foundation was built in 1986.

Action

The PVS Patients

A nurse is feeding them skillfully with special tools

The nurses help them clean their bodies and their teeth with the toothbrushes every other day

Film

Questionnaire & Analysis

Taiwan

Yes95%

No5%

Q1.Have you ever heard anything about PVS patients (vegetable people)?

Japan

Yes73%

No27%

Taiwan

Yes57%

No43%

Q2.Are there any differences between

PVS patients and the Brain dead?

Japan

Yes83%

No17%

Taiwan

Yes75%

No25%

Q3.Do you think the PVS patients have emotional expression?

Japan

Yes43%

No57%

Q4. Do you know how many PVS patients

there are in Taiwan/Okinawa?

Taiwan

30%

5%

23%10%

32%

Japan

25%

72%

3%

0%0%

500~1000 2000~3000 4000~5000 6000~7000 More than 7000

Taiwan

Yes88%

No12%

Japan

Yes63%

No37%

Q5.Do you think PVS patients will recover

someday?

Taiwan

Yes80%

No20%

Q6.Are there any PVS patient hospices

in Kaohsiung City?

Japan

Yes33%

No67%

Taiwan

Yes23%

No77%

Q7.Do you mind if there were a hospice for PVS patients around your home?

Japan

Yes8%

No92%

Q8. What is the average care cost for a PVS patient per month?

Taiwan

45%

5%

20%

30%

Japan

15%

3%

55%

27%

Less than NT$10,000 NT$20,000~NT$30,000

NT$30,000~NT$40,000 More than NT$80,000

Conclusion

Thanks for your attention!!