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My grandfather had a do not resuscitate legal order. However, they did not have that at the hospital at the time he had his final trip to the ER. As a result t
by bredren 8y ago
My grandfather had a do not resuscitate legal order. However, they did not have that at the hospital at the time he had his final trip to the ER.
As a result the man went through a failed code attempt he did not want.
So It is pretty rough to read this article, because It describes the sad experience for the patient in such real detail.
- joshgel 8y agoThis is very unfortunately a relatively common problem. Fragmented EMRs and lack of interoperability and data sharing are often to blame. So too is not telling your family what you would want.
- op00to 8y agoThis happened to both my parents. In my dad's case, they failed and he died. In my mom's case, they succeeded in saving her a few times even after she was brain dead. She had a DNR, but it wasn't an actual medical order from a doctor, but a legal document, so they ignored it. No fucking clue why.
- bredren 8y agoI’m not sure but I suspect there is a big insurance billing associates with performance of a code.