Advance directives in a pediatric emergency department.

Advance directives in a pediatric emergency department.

Walsh-Kelly CM; Lang KR; Chevako J; Blank EL; Korom N; Kirk K; Gray A

Pediatrics

1999

Child; Humans; Program Evaluation; Hospitals; Wisconsin; Emergency Service; Pediatric; DNAR; Resuscitation Orders; Hospital; Advance Directives; Emergency Medical Services

Parents of children with terminal illnesses are not always present when a life-threatening event occurs. For many of these children, an advance directive specifying alternate code orders has been written by the parent or legal guardian (hereafter the use of parent is to be interpreted as parent/legal guardian) and the patient's attending physician. Implementing a pediatric advanced directive presents significant problems for emergency personnel if the parent is not present to identify the existence of the directive and interpret the contents in the context of the current medical crisis.

1999

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