In some ways, I feel people who do not wish to be resuscitated could
wear a bracelet or similar (wrist bands seem to be the rage these days!)
that could be put on in calm circumstances and was not separated in the
flurry that may take place at the time of a collapse.
People will inevitably get separated from their paperwork and this is
likely in resus type situations.
There again, I do recall our team ignoring 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' tattooed
onto the front of a patient in his 20s...
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Helen D. Vecht: [log in to unmask]
Edgware.
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