Emergency room doctors at a University of Miami hospital faced a vexing ethical dilemma when paramedics wheeled in an unconscious man with a “Do Not Resuscitate” chest tattoo. “This decision left us conflicted owing to the patient’s extraordinary effort to make his presumed advance directive known,” the doctors write. “Therefore, an ethics consultation was requested.”Ethics consultants soon advised the doctors that the tattoo likely represented his wishes and should be honored. He died overnight without further lifesaving efforts, the doctors write. “We were relieved to find his written DNR request, especially because a review of the literature identified a case report of a person whose DNR tattoo did not reflect his current wishes,” the doctors add.

Source: Fox News December 01, 2017 10:06 UTC