Maybe I missed it. but why was the young woman in the hospital in the first place? There are many conditions that result in the shut down or wasting away of body organs. Perhaps this is what prompted the doctor to be so bold as to label her a DNR.
I would hate to have been one of the nurses who had to tell the family to their faces that; “No ma’am, we will not be using our critical care equipment to revive your daughter. Doctors orders.”
covid
Now I believe it used to be...that two Doc's could make the patient a DNR. But not anymore.....
I've been in too many codes...where it was hopeless. I've seen broken ribs doing compressions......I've seen too much.
She had tested positive for Covid 5 days earlier.