spider
Senior Member
Imagine that your wife is admitted to a major Toronto hospital with problems that are not diagnosed but serious enough to justify admittance. Before testing and diagnostic procedures begin, you as the husband, are approached by a doctor to say that they will be approaching your wife with the recommendation that she sign a DNR (do not resuscitate) form even though no diagnosis or treatment plan has been reached?
Is this a “let's give up on this patient and move on to the next†permission being sought? Great confidence builder for the patient, does your dentist seek this KYA protection?
It seems to me that a DNR statement should be made by the patient if he or she so chooses independently and possibly in an effort to escape the indignity of a half hearted effort made by doctors in a terminal situation.
When questioned about this request the doctor assured me that this was becoming normal in ANY hospital admission and was required, like it or not. I think it is an effort to make an end run around family that want lives to be extended at any cost, it is very difficult to challenge a DNR order when the issuer of such order is dead.
If this DNR form is mandatory why was no signature required at the time of admission?
Discuss, I will have a difficult discussion tomorrow morning attempting to shield my wife from these people.
Is this a “let's give up on this patient and move on to the next†permission being sought? Great confidence builder for the patient, does your dentist seek this KYA protection?
It seems to me that a DNR statement should be made by the patient if he or she so chooses independently and possibly in an effort to escape the indignity of a half hearted effort made by doctors in a terminal situation.
When questioned about this request the doctor assured me that this was becoming normal in ANY hospital admission and was required, like it or not. I think it is an effort to make an end run around family that want lives to be extended at any cost, it is very difficult to challenge a DNR order when the issuer of such order is dead.
If this DNR form is mandatory why was no signature required at the time of admission?
Discuss, I will have a difficult discussion tomorrow morning attempting to shield my wife from these people.