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What to Do When a Patient Has a 'Do Not Resuscitate' Tattoo
- DanBC 9y agoIt's really important to have proper discussions around what you want to happen if you're incapacitated and need medical attention. Do you want to be resuscitated? Do you want to be intubated and hook up to breathing machines? Do you want to be fed by tube? How long do you want to be in that state? Most people avoid these discussions, putting their families into really difficult positions at times when things are hard enough.
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