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Advance Directives
Advance Directive Document
of the Advance Directive document that you can fill out offline.
In the event that a patient becomes too ill or incapcitated to express his or her wishes, it is important that your family and the medical staff know how to proceed with treatment. Advance directive documents legally convey the patient's decisions regarding end-of-life care in the event they are unable to convey such wishes themselves. It is very important to make time to create each patient's advance directive so that they will be provided with a method to communicate with family, friends and medical staff to avoid confusion regarding their treatment desires should an unfortunate circumstance arise.
A living will provides each patient the opportunity to express their intent regarding sustained life options. Each patient may accept or refuse medical care, however, there are many additional detailed decisions to make including:
- The use of dialysis and breathing machines
- If the patient wants to be resuscitated if breathing or heartbeat stops
- Should tube feeding be considered in the event the patient is unable to eat or nourish themselves
- Would the patient consider organ and/or tissue donation
