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The New Jersey Department of Health has announced its support of the Medical Society of New Jersey's Prehospital Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Policy. This policy provides a uniform method for identifying patients who may be encountered in the out-of-hospital environment with physician-issued Do Not Resuscitate orders.
Prehospital emergency medical personnel may honor these Do Not Resuscitate orders if the patient is found in cardiac or respiratory arrest and there is a valid, physician signed DNR form with the patient. Full comfort measures should be provided for patients who are not in cardiac or respiratory arrest, but require some medical assistance. |
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