Posted on 12/01/2017 9:16:26 AM PST by BenLurkin
The correct think would have been to write “NOT THIS ONE” on the good leg.
The doctors might not have even seen the bad leg with the text written on it, if it was draped.
That is SOP, and notice, they have RNs asking the questions and marking the target area.
Bi lingual protection of your good stuff.
Perhaps he should have added if you resuscitate I will sue. Would have solved the “ethical” dilemma quickly
Excellent story. LOL! I love Free Republic.
Would love to have seen the bank processing that one.
I had to check to be sure...a DNR is a medical document signed by a physician at your request, and a Living Will is a legal document.
From what I can tell, if you don’t want to be resuscitated in the event you pass out and are unresponsive, you should have your physician write a DNR order and sign it, then keep a copy on file with your living will, and reference the DNR order directly in the living will.
A DNR only covers CPR and intubation, nothing else. In an Advanced Directive, you can “line item” what kinds of medical treatment you do and don’t want down to fine detail, but CPR and intubation are treated separately.
Also, I got this online, and it highlights the fluidity of the situation if you pass out at home and the EMTs arrive:
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To make sure the appropriate people know that the order exists, make copies of your CC/DNR Order and distribute them to physicians, family members, or close friends. Assisted living residents should be sure to inform the facility of their CC/DNR Orders. The best place to keep a CC/DNR Order at home is on the refrigerator door or on the inside of the front door because EMS personnel are trained to look there first.
Family members can double-check to make sure that the CC/DNR Order verification form is filled out completely. It may not hurt to send a copy to the local fire department with a request that they advise if for any reason it will not be honored. Each of these steps will make it more likely that an individual’s wishes will be honored in an emergency.
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As you can see, you aren’t the only one who asks that obvious (to us) question. Hope that helps.
My two favorite tattoo fails are:
“Regret Nohing”
and
“The Fighing Irish” (with the little leprechaun above it!)
Did something similar when the VA was going to do surgery on my eye. Had a friend “Sharpie” a “Y” on one eyelid and a “N” on the other.
Thanks
” Beware of swinging boom” when you are 20 YO and seeing it 50 years later!
My daughter’s an ER nurse, and I showed her this story. She said in Virginia they cannot honor a DNR tattoo.
Hahahahahahahaha!
I had to look for more on the Internet, and there are a lot of them!!!!!!
There was one a guy tattooed on his bald head “Soilder of Christ”!!!!
It is the interval between "Fore!" and "Impact!" (just separated by 20 years)
It’s easy. Anyone who wants to die should be allowed to do so. I like assisted suicide as well—Kevorkian should never have gone to jail.
If only it was that easy.
If someone wants to die, nearly 100% of the time, nobody can stop them.
But when you bring into it people doing jobs, people working for entities with big pockets, and lawyers skulking around like feral cats...some schlub EMT just trying to make a living can get dragged into court and lose his livelihood.
I think those folks know this pretty well.
Thanks!
I will check on California.
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