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2. Do not resuscitate - Wikipedia

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   A do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR [3]), no code [4] [5] or allow natural death, is a medical order, written or oral depending on the jurisdiction, indicating that a person should not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person's heart stops beating. [5]

3. Allow natural death - Wikipedia

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   Allow Natural Death (AND) is a medical term defining the use of life-extending measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). These orders emphasize patient comfort and pain management instead of life extension. [1] Currently, American medical communities utilize "do not resuscitate," (DNR) orders to define patients' medical wishes ...

4. Slow code - Wikipedia

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   Some medical services centres have instituted policy banning the practice. [14]In 1987, New York became the first state in the United States to effectively end the practice by enacting legislation to require medical staff to honour a patient's refusal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a do not resuscitate order, and to grant civil and criminal immunity to those who do so or those who perform ...

5. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   A POLST form allows emergency medical services to provide treatment that the individual prefers before possibly transporting to an emergency facility. The POLST form is a medical order which means that the POLST form is always signed by a medical professional and, depending upon the state, the person stated on the form can sign as well.

6. Vial of Life - Wikipedia

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   The DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order expresses the patient's preference to decline cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The names of the other physician orders (MOST or POLST forms) vary by state. In some states, [which?] it is called a MOST form (Medical Order for Scope of Treatment), and in others, [which?] it is called a POLST (Physician Order for ...

7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   Fred Kobylarz, MD, is co-director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. ‘Sundowning’ is a term that refers to behavior changes in people with dementia ...