Does a Power of Attorney for Health Care affect Out of Hospital DNR Orders?
A Power of Attorney for Health Care can be helpful in guiding the care given to you when you are no longer able to make health care decisions for yourself. Your health care agent or guardian should know your wishes. You may want to put them in writing in the Special Provisions section of the Wisconsin Power of Attorney for Healthcare form. Based on these, your health care agent or guardian can request or cancel an Out of Hospital DNR Order for you at any time. What if my friends or family ask the emergency workers to resuscitate me? If a patient is wearing a DNR bracelet, the EMTs and other emergency workers will not begin the code. Will I receive pain medication and other types of treatment if I have a DNR order? Yes. Patients with DNR orders receive all other treatment. This includes pain relief and medications as agreed upon by you and your doctor. A DNR Order does not affect other aspects of patient care. Is the DNR bracelet valid in the hospital and in other states? Out of Hospita
A Power of Attorney for Health Care can be helpful in guiding the care given to you when you are no longer able to make health care decisions for yourself. Your health care agent or guardian should know your wishes. You may want to put these wishes in writing in the Special Provisions section of the Wisconsin Power of Attorney for Healthcare form. Based on these, your activated health care agent or guardian can request or cancel an Out of Hospital DNR Order for you at any time. What if my friends or family ask the emergency workers to resuscitate me? If a patient is wearing a DNR bracelet, the EMTs and other emergency workers will not begin the code. Will I receive pain medicine and other types of treatment if I have a DNR order? Yes. Patients with DNR bracelets receive all other treatment. This includes pain relief and medicines as agreed upon by you and your doctor. A DNR bracelet does not affect other aspects of patient care. Is the DNR bracelet valid in the hospital and in other st
