A Patient with a Terminal Disease Is Unresponsive, Not Breathing

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient with a terminal disease is unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. The family states that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but they cannot find it. The EMT should:

• A) wait for family to locate the DNR.
• B) pronounce the patient deceased.
• C) have the family sign a refusal of care form.
• D) start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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