Mistake? We don't know that. Let's say the answer to all of the following questions is no.
Dana On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:32:34 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Discuss. > > Let's see, a DNR generally pertains to breathing, heart stoppage or > something imminently life threatening. > > "Conscious but unresponsive" seems to indicate that she is able to > breath on her own. > > So, please answer any one or all of the following please: > > Is she arresting or seizing in any way? > Is there a requirement for intubation? > CPR? > Resuscitation in any way? > Is there contact information on the chart or something indicates > whether or not the lawyer's wife is capable of making medical > decisions for her? > > If not, then there is no reason to require the DNR be adhered to > because she is not in need of resuscitation. > > Are you suggesting that perhaps the DNR on her chart is there by > mistake as in the case of your aunt recently? > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151641 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
