Author sues Christus St. Vincent, claiming negligence for ignoring 'do-not-resuscitate' directive

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3. What Runningdawg said.

Most of the time people don't exactly have a copy of their DNR orders pinned to their shirt when they arrive in the ER, and the staff there has no idea about them.

Perhaps the best solution is not to go to the ER in the first place if you are seriously DNR.

I can tell you that most of the time, a patient who is DNR finds those orders honored in the other part of the hospital. My sister had long-standing DNR orders, and was in and out of hospital many times every since her first heart attack at age 42. The hospital she went to several times in here last three or so years always gave her a bracelet that had AND on it, for A Natural Death. They always did appropriate treatment, but the very last time when it was clear that it would have taken extraordinary and largely useless measures to keep her alive, she was made comfortable and allowed to die.

Yes, I miss my sister, and yes, I am absolutely in favor of DNR orders.