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Do Not
Resuscitate (DNR) Order
This is an order that informs medical
providers not to perform cardiopulmonary
resuscitation if the patient's heart has
stopped beating or they have stopped
breathing. Medical staff are required to
attempt CPR regardless of the person's
medical status unless there is a DNR
Order in place.
These
all require signed, properly witnessed
forms. It is important to note that a
person cannot serve as witness to a form
that appoints him/her as agent or proxy.
Advanced Directives must be signed while
the principal or patient is still
competent, but will continue to be
effective if he/she subsequently becomes
incompetent. Proper advance planning can
avoid the time and expense of going to
court for guardianship proceedings if a
person becomes impaired.
For
more information about Power of
Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Living
Will, contact your attorney or the Rural
Law Center of NY at 518-561-5460 or
contact Delaware County Office for the
Aging who has sub-contracted with Legal
Services of Mid New York; or refer to
the
Consumer
Rights section of this
website.
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