One should be honest, but to tell someone they are going to die could hasten the event.. Tell the truth.. ie. You are injured, but I/WE shall do everything to help you. By giving comfort to the dying you will not hasten the event and may relieve the process without lying... Those of us who have had to do this will attest to the fact that you neither lie, nor predict, just try to comfort and control the inevitable. For other situations I have always found the truth hurts less than a lie in the end; remember the truth is not always appreciated at the time it is given. Yours, Aye. Dave