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Originally Posted by aklim
Are you talking of a Medical POA or Living will? How does the first responder or ALS know whether you have the order or not unless you are in a nursing home where your charts are easily available, or so the theory goes. The numbnuts there quite often just dial 911 and don't even give report so the ER has to start from square 1. Wear a band is the answer. Or is it? You don't get to write a novel on that little strip. If you say DNR or No Tube Feeding, that is what they will do. Great. What if you don't want CPR under certain conditions but are ok with it under different conditions?
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The most important thing is to tell your family and anyone close to you about your wishes, wearing a bracelet and having signed forms easily accessible is another good thing too. Maybe put the phone number of your dpoa on the bracelet too The more people who know about it the better.
It's also important for people to all know you want the same thing - mixed messages from different people usually don't make first responders feel too good about not resuscitating the patient.
