Abstract
EMS physicians and providers should provide high-quality, compassionate, and medically appropriate end-of-life care. This includes protocols and education that guide when and when not to provide resuscitation and other life-sustaining treatments, as well as direction for support of the grieving survivors left behind. Patient preferences for end-of-life care in the form of advance directives, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) are increasingly common and must be accurately interpreted by EMS professionals.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Aspects of EMS |
Publisher | wiley |
Pages | 444-452 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118990810 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118865309 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 12 2015 |
Keywords
- Advance directive
- Do not resuscitate
- End-of-life
- Grieving
- Living will
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- POLST
- Palliative care
- Power of attorney
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine