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EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic
Extended
Resuscitation of Patients
1.
Living Wills are not honored in the prehospital setting. Only the Do Not Resuscitate order, that is filled out
and signed by the doctor, the patient, and notarized shall be accepted.
2.
If there is any doubt to the paperwork and the orders of paperwork, full resuscitation efforts shall be started.
The patient has implied consent for help until paperwork is proven.
3.
Hospice patients that have proper paperwork do not require that EMS be contacted or treated.
4.
Obvious signs of a patient that are not appropriate for resuscitation do not require treatment to begin. If
unsure about starting treatment, efforts should begin. See
Termination of Resuscitation
.
5.
Hypothermic patients are warmed before the determination of death.
Resuscitation of Patients