You arrive on the scene of a full arrest and the family
hands you the patient's POST form, which provides
orders for full resuscitation efforts in Section A, and
an Out of Hospital DNR, obviously indicating that the
patient is DNR. What should you do?
Ask the family what they want you to do
Follow the POST as it takes precedence over the Out of Hospital DNR
Look at the dates on each document and follow the most recent
directive
Follow the Out of Hospital DNR as it takes precedence over the POST
