EMS may be called to the scene of a dying person to administer comfort measures, called ____, such as morphine sulfate.

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Palliative care is the medical care provided to relieve pain and other symptoms for a patient who is suffering from a serious illness, with the goal of improving the patient's quality of life. Comfort measures, such as the administration of morphine sulfate, are a common part of palliative care. Sedative care, analgesic care, and hospice all relate to palliative care, but are not the specific type of care mentioned in the question.

EMS May Be Called to the Scene of a Dying