End-of-life issues

Aaron Case; Dana Zive; Jennifer Cook; Terri A. Schmidt

doi:10.1002/9781118990810.ch64

End-of-life issues

Aaron Case
, Dana Zive
, Jennifer Cook
, Terri A. Schmidt

Emergency Medicine

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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)
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	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118990810.ch64
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

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