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

question 74

Multiple Choice

Two paramedics arrive at a home where a middle-aged man has had a seizure from which he has not regained consciousness. As they are evaluating him, his heart begins to beat very erratically and stops but before they can take further action, his wife hands them a document signed by her husband and his physician that causes them to cease their efforts to restart his heart. Which document did the wife most likely produce?​

• A) a durable power of attorney for health care​
• B) ​a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
• C) ​a recent competency evaluation
• D) ​a warrant of ongoing conservatorship

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