[Magdalen] end of life documents (was Re: Rant)

[James Handsfield]

That’s the value of the POLST document.  It turns the advance directives, such as a DNR, into a physicians order.  If EMTs try to resuscitate someone with that document, they can be prosecuted.

Pennsylvania has endorsed them.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela

Jim Handsfield
jhandsfield at att.net


> On Feb 25, 2015, at 10:22 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> 
> We had DNRs on the front door, the door to my Dad's bedroom and direct over his head on the bed. We waited three hours before reporting his death, and when the authorities came, the EMTs applied the paddles.
> 
> I pointed out the DNR and was told it was "Against our religious beliefs."
> 
> I was then threatened with arrest for not reporting it right away. My reply was that we wanted the DNR order observed and the EMTs demonstrated they would refuse to respect it.
> 
> My (later) lawyer said she wished I had been her client then -- the would have sued the pants off the EMTS and the Township.
> 
> Good luck with the DNR