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To: amihow
RE :”Not wanting cpr when in last stages of terminal disease is not the same as cpr because anesthetic went wrong.”

I have no idea what that means.

23 posted on 06/02/2014 1:13:25 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. I won. ')
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To: sickoflibs

Sorry. To say in living will no cpr is not taking into account that cpr for say an allergic reaction is something most would want. Cpr for a person who just stops breathing when terminal is something most would not want. But living wills cannot anticipate all sorts of possibilities.

Better a health care power of attorney given to someone you trust.


24 posted on 06/02/2014 2:29:11 PM PDT by amihow
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To: sickoflibs

Your example would never happen. DNR (do not resuscitate) orders are suspended during and immediately after surgery because anesthesia itself carries that risk. Unless a patient specifically tells the anesthesiologist not to resuscitate, which you can be sure will be very well documented and part of the consent for anesthesia, the resuscitation will happen. ICU and Recovery Room RN for 35 years and counting.


26 posted on 06/02/2014 5:54:51 PM PDT by az wildkitten (8 years 'til I retire)
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