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I have been wanting to file a do not resuscitate order, living will or advance care directive with some of the local hospitals near me in case I get into a bad car accident or something, I don't want to end up like terri schiavo. I know that my family does not share my views and would want to keep me on life support even if I was a vegetable. I called up the nearest hospital to me and they said I could not file anything with them and didn't seem to even know anything about it, but that I could file one with my primary care doctor, who is not even associated with that hospital. I don't feel comfortable filing one with my normal doctor and would rather just file it with the local hospitals so they have it on file. Has anyone else done anything like this? I am in new york state.
I have been wanting to file a do not resuscitate order, living will or advance care directive with some of the local hospitals near me in case I get into a bad car accident or something, I don't want to end up like terri schiavo. I know that my family does not share my views and would want to keep me on life support even if I was a vegetable. I called up the nearest hospital to me and they said I could not file anything with them and didn't seem to even know anything about it, but that I could file one with my primary care doctor, who is not even associated with that hospital. I don't feel comfortable filing one with my normal doctor and would rather just file it with the local hospitals so they have it on file. Has anyone else done anything like this? I am in new york state.
Well, the Advanced Care Directive usually contains a document called something like "Medical Power of Attorney". This document allows you to designate someone other than a family member to make medical decisions for you. You can pick anyone you like. The trick is do you have a friend who thinks like you do who is willing to make these kind of decisions for you? That's what I would focus on. That's how to keep unreliable family members out of this decision process. If you have a reliable person making these decisions than I don't think its really necessary to try and contact hospitals and providers in advance.
Well, the Advanced Care Directive usually contains a document called something like "Medical Power of Attorney". This document allows you to designate someone other than a family member to make medical decisions for you. You can pick anyone you like. The trick is do you have a friend who thinks like you do who is willing to make these kind of decisions for you? That's what I would focus on. That's how to keep unreliable family members out of this decision process. If you have a reliable person making these decisions than I don't think its really necessary to try and contact hospitals and providers in advance.
I don't really have anyone else that I could trust.
See an attorney to draw it up. You can appoint an attorney as your Health Proxy if you do not wish to have a family member. If you have health insurance, your attorney could stipulate your wishes to your health insurance company if you are hospitalized. With everything computerized today, it would probably come up under your insurance at the hospital.
See an attorney to draw it up. You can appoint an attorney as your Health Proxy if you do not wish to have a family member. If you have health insurance, your attorney could stipulate your wishes to your health insurance company if you are hospitalized. With everything computerized today, it would probably come up under your insurance at the hospital.
In a ideal world I would have a attorney draw it up, but I don't have 100's of dollars to spend. Especially when I can print the documents I need online, I just need a way to file them with the hospital.
By the time you get to the hospital the EMT's may have already resuscitated you. If that happens, any paperwork the hospital has on file for you becomes irrelevant.
That's why I think you need to wear a medic-alert bracelet or pendant to stop the first responders from resuscitating you. I've read that in some states, you need to carry a legal DNR document in your wallet, and your medic-alert bracelet should refer to that document.
By the time you get to the hospital the EMT's may have already resuscitated you. If that happens, any paperwork the hospital has on file for you becomes irrelevant.
That's why I think you need to wear a medic-alert bracelet or pendant to stop the first responders from resuscitating you. I've read that in some states, you need to carry a legal DNR document in your wallet, and your medic-alert bracelet should refer to that document.
Yes. You get what you get. If you're rushed into the ER, they'll work on you. They'll never know that you didn't want to be resuscitated.
By the time you get to the hospital the EMT's may have already resuscitated you. If that happens, any paperwork the hospital has on file for you becomes irrelevant.
That's why I think you need to wear a medic-alert bracelet or pendant to stop the first responders from resuscitating you. I've read that in some states, you need to carry a legal DNR document in your wallet, and your medic-alert bracelet should refer to that document.
Most states do not honor a DNR wrist band. There have even been medics online saying so. They may resuscitate you but if you have a advance care directive on file with the hospital that would hopefully prevent them from leaving you on life support.
If you are away from home, you need a copy in your wallet.
The alert bracelet should tell the EMTs where to find the actual paperwork. They should not ignore that.
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You must have a way to let paramedics know you have a do not resuscitate order
