Two Paramedics Arrive at a Home Where a Middle-Aged Man

question 15

Multiple Choice

Two paramedics arrive at a home where a middle-aged man is in cardiac arrest. As they get ready to perform CPR and attach a defibrillator, the man's wife silently hands them a document as she softly cries. After reading the document and quickly consulting with the physician at the hospital, the paramedics stand back and administer no treatment to the man lying on the bed. Which document did the wife produce?

• A) a durable power of attorney for health care
• B) a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
• C) a living will
• D) a warrant of ongoing conservatorship

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