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Emergency Medical Services/Do Not Resuscitate Directive
The Emergency Medical Services/Do Not Resuscitate Directive (EMS/DNR Directive) provides a quickly identifiable way for a person to declare that EMS personnel may not administer CPR or other techniques and for the EMS personnel to identify the patient as a EMS/DNR declarant. The law, however, requires that specific conditions be met before a patient can obtain a EMS/DNR Directive.
- The patient must be at least 18.
- A physician must determine that the patient be suffering from a terminal illness.
- If the patient meets these criteria and does not want EMS personnel to administer CPR or other live-saving measures, the physician will give him documentation and a bracelet to identify him as an EMS/DNR declarant.
Once issued, the original EMS/DNR Directive should be hung in an unobstructed view above the patient on the wall or in close proximity to the head of the bed. If the patient is mobile, it is highly recommended that he wear the approved bracelet/necklace so that it can be easily recognized by EMS personnel.
The patient should inform his family that the directive can be revoked
by destroying both the written directive and the bracelet/necklace. Removal
of the bracelet will be considered to be destroying it. This can be done
by the patient or by his proxy. The patient can also verbally state to
the EMS personnel his desire to be resuscitated should he arrest.
For more information contact:
The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2852
Telephone: (801) 538-6435
Fax: (801) 538-6808
The above information is courtesy of the Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care in Utah
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