Survey of United States Army Physician Opinion: The Issue of Written 'Do Not Resuscitate' Orders

Abstract

As of mid-1983, the US Army medical community prohibited the use of written orders such as Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) or No Code in patient medical records. At the same time policy statements addressing DNR were in fairly widespread use in the civilian health care system. This study surveyed US Army physicians who have made or were likely to make DNR decisions in an attempt to determine whether or not they felt a written policy authorizing the charting of DNR orders was needed. Results indicated that more than 75% of all physicians surveyed believed that the Health Services Command should formulate a policy which allows DNR orders to be written in the charts of terminally ill patients. A suggested policy was presented. Keywords: Health care, Physician's orders; Medical services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA203417

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People

  • John N. Mcnair

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Chi Square Test
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • New England
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Therapy
  • United States

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  • Medicine

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