Who Decides?
Mr C has several medical conditions. His comorbidity includes:
MI with CABG, COPD, Chronic Renal Failure & Dementia along with several other conditions.
The Nursing Home staff felt uncomfortable with his dire condition and called the ambulance in hopes that the hospital could make him more comfortable.Mr. C arrives in the Emergency Department by ambulance and his condition is dire. He is dehydrated and in renal failure. His breathing is labored and congested. He is diagnosed with aspiration pnuemonia.
Remembering the ABCS, of CPR it is clear that without intubation Mr. C will most likely die today.
Mr C.'s daughter arrives. She recinds the DNR order and requests that her father recieve all measures to maintain life.
