Do not resuscitate order: Use tech to honor wishes

Re: “I don’t want CPR; will anyone listen?” [Sept. 23, Opinion]:

Thanks for Jim deMaine’s glorious My Take essay addressing the challenges of speaking one’s capability to refuse CPR. Some years in the past, Finish of Life Washington promoted the passage of laws to determine an advance directive registry which may have included the Doctor Orders for Life Sustaining Therapy type, however the funding was subsequently eradicated by the Legislature.

I’ve my POLST type on my fridge with unequivocal orders to not resuscitate. Sadly, as Dr. deMaine identified, that won’t assist if I’ve an episode exterior my residence. We have to develop a technique utilizing fashionable expertise that may be readily accessible to 911 responders.

Midge Levy, Seattle