• nevemsenki@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Doesn’t matter if they have a DNR.

    Uhhh, what’s the point of a DNR then? Let me die if I want to, ffs.

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      1 year ago

      DNR is for the hospital staff who are legally trained and have time to figure out if it is valid. When seconds count nobody has time to check for fraudulent DNR tags.

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      1 year ago

      Someone calling 911 for a person with a DNR isn’t going to be a good source of information on said DNR. A dispatcher isn’t going to attempt to verify the DNR is valid through the phone with someone that’s panicked, so “just do CPR” is the safe course of action.

      If you get a DNR it needs to explained to your family what it means so they at least know what to do. And even if they freak out EMS/a nurse/etc will see the DNR and not continue resuscitation.