Advanced Care Directives
1: ‘Do not resuscitate’ tattoo creates medical dilemma: What would Australian doctors do? | December 25, 2019
The man arrived at the hospital unconscious, without identification, with a high blood alcohol level. He was 70, had a history of lung disease, heart problems and diabetes, and three words tattooed in big, black letters across his chest: “Do not resuscitate”. Doctors at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida weren’t sure how to proceed…
2: Only 1 in 20 Australians have end-of-life plan | May 28, 2014
Most Australians are missing out on an opportunity to influence where and how they die, says a study that shows a serious lack of end-of-life planning…
3: Too much medicine wasted on the dying, end-of-life care report says | November 18, 2013
A QUARTER of the nation’s health budget is devoted to futile end-of-life care that strips patients of a dignified death and means healthier people have their surgery delayed…