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RESUSCITATION MEASURES NOT A REVOCATION OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OR MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY All Patients have the right to participate in their own health care decisions and to make advance directives

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1. First, assess the patient's condition and determine if resuscitative measures are necessary. Look for signs such as unconsciousness, absent or abnormal breathing, and absence of pulse.
2. If resuscitation is required, call for help immediately and ensure that someone is alerting emergency medical services.
3. Begin with basic life support techniques, starting with chest compressions. Place the heel of one hand in the center of the person's chest, on the lower half of the breastbone. Place the other hand on top and interlock the fingers. Push hard and fast, aiming for a depth of about two inches and a rate of at least 100-120 compressions per minute.
4. Between compressions, provide rescue breaths by tilting the person's head back slightly, lifting the chin up, and pinching their nose closed. Take a normal breath and cover the person's mouth with yours, making a tight seal. Give two rescue breaths, each lasting about one second, and watch for the chest to rise.
5. Continue CPR until professional help arrives or the person shows signs of life, like breathing normally or moving.
6. If an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available and the person is unresponsive and not breathing, follow the device's voice instructions for applying the electrodes and delivering a shock if advised.
7. After resuscitative measures have commenced, it is crucial to document all procedures performed, as well as the time they were initiated and completed. This documentation should include a detailed account of the patient's response to the interventions.

Who needs resuscitative measures:

1. Individuals who experience cardiac arrest or sudden respiratory failure require resuscitative measures.
2. Resuscitation may also be necessary for patients with severe trauma, drowning, drug overdose, or other life-threatening emergencies.
3. Additionally, resuscitative measures may be needed for newborns who do not breathe spontaneously or have a weak heartbeat.
4. It is important to note that the decision to initiate resuscitative measures should be made based on professional guidelines and the assessment of the patient's condition by trained medical personnel.

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What is resuscitative measures?

Resuscitative measures refer to actions taken to revive or sustain life in a medical emergency.

Who is required to file resuscitative measures?

Healthcare professionals or institutions responsible for providing emergency medical care are required to file resuscitative measures.

How to fill out resuscitative measures?

Resuscitative measures should be documented and reported according to established medical protocols and guidelines.

What is the purpose of resuscitative measures?

The purpose of resuscitative measures is to save or prolong lives during medical emergencies.

What information must be reported on resuscitative measures?

Information such as the date, time, location, patient details, medical interventions performed, and outcomes of resuscitative measures must be reported.